Laurens may refer to:
Places
United States
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Laurens County, Georgia
Laurens County is a County (United States), county located in the Central Georgia, central part of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 49,570, up from 48,434 in 20 ...
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Laurens, Iowa
Laurens is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. Its population was 1,264 at the 2020 census.
History
Laurens was platted in 1881. It was named in honor of Henry and John Laurens, father and son, two French Huguenots who became resid ...
, a city
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Laurens (town), New York
Laurens is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,424 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Laurens is in the southern half of the county, north of the City of Oneonta. There is also a village named Laurens, located ...
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Laurens (village), New York
Laurens is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census.
The Village of Laurens is in the eastern part of the Town of Laurens. It is also north of the City of Oneonta.
History
Laurens is the o ...
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Laurens, South Carolina
Laurens is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,139 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Laurens County.
History
Located in upstate South Carolina, the city of Laurens is named after Henry Laure ...
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Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 67,539. Its county seat is Laurens.
Laurens County is included in the Greenville-Anderson- Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical ...
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Fort Laurens
Fort Laurens was an American Revolutionary War fort on a northern tributary of the Muskingum River in what would become Northeast Ohio, United States. The fort's location is in the present-day town of Bolivar, Ohio, along the Ohio and Erie Can ...
, an American Revolutionary War fort in what is now Ohio
Elsewhere
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Laurens, Hérault
Laurens (; Languedocien: ''Laurenç'') is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Winemaking
Laurens is one of the seven communes which produces Faugères AOC wine.
Population
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, commune in the Hérault département, southern France
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Laurens Peninsula Laurens Peninsula () is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks that forms the northwestern part of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. The name was applied by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition following ...
, Heard Island, Indian Ocean
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Cape Laurens Cape Laurens () is a cape which marks the northwestern extremity of Laurens Peninsula and Heard Island. The name was probably applied by Captain Franklin F. Smith, of the American bark ''Laurens'', who visited Heard Island in 1855–56 and who, wi ...
, on the Laurens Peninsula
Other uses
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Laurens (given name) Laurens is a masculine Dutch given name, the equivalent of Lawrence. Notable people with the name include:
* Laurens Jan Anjema (born 1982), Dutch squash player
* Laurens Jacobsz Alteras (died 1622), Dutch vice admiral
* Laurens Bake (1629-1702), ...
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Laurens (surname) Laurens is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* André du Laurens (1558–1609), French doctor and gerontologist, and physician to King Henry IV of France
* Camille Laurens (born 1957), French writer
* Guillemette Laurens (b ...
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USS ''Laurens'' (APA-153), a World War II attack transport ship
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Laurens Railroad The Laurens Railroad was a gauge shortline railroad that served the South Carolina Upstate region before, during and after the Civil War.
The line was started in 1854.
By 1861, the 32-mile line was carrying 8,500 passengers a day.
Among the line ...
(1854-1881), a railroad in South Carolina
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Laurens Railway The Laurens Railway was a successor to the Laurens Railroad, a shortline carrier that served the South Carolina Upstate region in the 19th century. It was a gauge railroad line
The Laurens Railroad apparently went out of business after the America ...
(1881-1894), successor of the Laurens Railroad
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Laurens (horse)
Laurens (foaled 12 April 2015) is a French-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career running from July 2017 to October 2019 she ran 17 times, winning eight races, including six at the highest Group 1 level. In 2017 she won a minor ...
(born 2015), thoroughbred racehorse
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Laurenz (name) Laurenz is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Laurenz Forer (1580–1659), Swiss Jesuit theologian and controversialist
* Laurenz Meyer (born 1948), German politician
* María Cristina Laurenz (born 1940), Argent ...
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Lawrence (disambiguation)
Lawrence may refer to:
Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
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Lourens (disambiguation) Lourens may refer to:
;Given name
* Lourens Adriaanse, South African rugby player
* Lourens Erasmus, South African rugby player
* Lourens van der Merwe, South African rugby referee
* Lourens Muller, South African politician and cabinet minister
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