Lawrence County, Mississippi

Lawrence County
Lawrence County
County
	Lawrence County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
	Mississippi's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°33′N 90°07′W / 31.55°N 90.11°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1814
Named for	James Lawrence
Seat	Monticello
Largest town	Monticello
Area
• Total	436 sq mi (1,130 km2)
• Land	431 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Water	5.1 sq mi (13 km2) 1.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,016
• Density	28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	lawrencecountyms.com

Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,016.^[1] Its county seat is Monticello.^[2] The county is named for the naval hero James Lawrence.^[3]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Lawrence County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 182. Retrieved October 15, 2016.