Lawrenceburg is a home rule-class city in

Anderson County, Kentucky Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,852. Its county seat is Lawrenceburg. The county was formed in 1827 and named for Richard Clough Anderson Jr., a Kentucky legislat ...

, United States. The population was 10,505 at the 2010 census. It is the

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of its county. Lawrenceburg is part of the

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History

The site of Lawrenceburg was settled in the early 1780s by a German immigrant named Jacob Kaufman and was first called Kaufman's or Coffman's Station. The post office was established as Lawrenceburgh on January 22, 1817, for William Lawrence, a local tavern owner. The community was incorporated as Lawrence in 1820 by the Court of Franklin County (of which it was then a part) but renamed Lawrenceburg in 1827.

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, a naval officer, is the namesake. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1850.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Lawrenceburg, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013. The

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distillery in Lawrenceburg was founded in 1888 and the physical distillery was built in 1910 in Spanish Mission-style architecture, and it is listed on the

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. The

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bourbon distillery is also located in Lawrenceburg.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 10,505 people, 4,194 households, and 2,882 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 4,582 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.3%

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, 3.2%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.8%

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, 0.0%

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, 0.9% from

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, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 4,194 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were

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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96. The age distribution was 26.7% under 18, 5.7% from 20 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,778, and the median income for a family was $58,582. Males had a median income of $38,040 versus $35,184 for females. The

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for the city was $21,427. About 9.1% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the

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, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Primary schools

* Early Childhood Center * Emma B. Ward Elementary School * Robert B. Turner Elementary School * Saffell Street Elementary School * Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg (private) * Creative Minds Academy (private)

Secondary schools

* Anderson County Middle School * Anderson County High School * Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg (private) * Harvest Christian School (private)

Colleges

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Public library

Lawrenceburg has a lending library, the Anderson Public Library.

Notable people

* Sean Baker, a

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who was injured during training at Guantanamo—without his military superiors being held accountable. *

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from 1911 to 1919. *

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, former MLB pitcher * Anna Mac Clarke, first black Women's Army Auxiliary Corps assigned to duty with an all-white company as platoon commander (4th Co., 3rd Regt.). *

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, submarine pioneer. *

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who played in with the

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References

External links

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