Lawrence County, Indiana

Lawrence County, Indiana
Lawrence County, Indiana
County
	Location in the state of Indiana
	Indiana's location in the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°48′N 86°33′W / 38.800°N 86.550°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	1818
Named for	James Lawrence
County seat	Bedford
Largest city	Bedford (population and area)
Incorporated; Municipalities	Three Cities and Towns Bedford (city); Mitchell (city); Oolitic (town);
Government
• Type	County
• Body	Board of Commissioners
Area
• Total	451.93 sq mi (1,170.5 km2)
• Land	449.17 sq mi (1,163.3 km2)
• Water	2.76 sq mi (7.1 km2)
• Rank	20th largest county in Indiana
Elevation	502 ft (153 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	45,011
• Rank	33rd largest county in Indiana
• Density	100/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	47264, 47420-47421, 47436-47437, 47446, 47451, 47462, 47467, 47470
Area code	812 and 930
Congressional district	9th
Indiana Senate district	44th
Indiana House of Representatives districts	65th and 73rd
FIPS code	18-093
GNIS feature ID	0451703
	Indiana county number 47;

Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 45,011.^[2] The county seat is Bedford.^[3] Lawrence County comprises the Bedford, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.