Lawrence County, Alabama

Lawrence County
Lawrence County
County
	Lawrence County Courthouse in Moulton
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°31′17″N 87°18′37″W / 34.5214°N 87.3103°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	February 6, 1818
Named for	James Lawrence
Seat	Moulton
Largest city	Moulton
Area
• Total	717 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	691 sq mi (1,790 km2)
• Water	27 sq mi (70 km2) 3.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	33,073
• Estimate (2023)	33,502
• Density	46/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.lawrencealabama.com
	County Number 42 on Alabama Licence Plates;

Lawrence County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,073.^[1] The county seat is Moulton.^[2] The county was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey.^[3]

Lawrence County is included in the Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 182.