City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States

Overview of Lawrence

• Name:
  Lawrence
• Official Name:
  City of Lawrence
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Douglas County, Kansas, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Founded in 1854 and incorporated in 1858. Named for Amos Lawrence, of Boston.
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 19 East
  

  Townships: 12 South, 13 South

  Range 20 East
  

  Townships: 12 South, 13 South
• County Seat of:
  Douglas County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.971668938° 58' 18.0"N

  Longitude:-95.235250195° 14' 06.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Riverside Mobile Home Park 1 mi. N
  • Eudora (Eudora Township) 7.6 mi. E
  • Lecompton (Lecompton Township) 9.9 mi. NW
  • Linwood (Sherman Township, Leavenworth County) 10.7 mi. E
  • Perry (Kentucky Township, Jefferson County) 11.1 mi. NW
  • Tonganoxie (Tonganoxie Township, Leavenworth County) 12.4 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Mount Calvary Catholic 1.4 mi. SE
  • Oak Hill 1.5 mi. SE
  • Memorial Park 1.6 mi. SE
  • Adams - School District 497 (Wakarusa Township) 1.7 mi. NW
  • Pioneer 1.9 mi. SW
  • University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer 1.9 mi. SW
  • Maple Grove 2.1 mi. N
  • Haskell Indian Nations University - Haskell 2.5 mi. S
  • Henry T Davis 2.6 mi. W
  • Franklin Catholic (Wakarusa Township) 3 mi. SE
  • Lewis - Crowder - Lakeview (Lecompton Township) 5.6 mi. NW
  • Richland (Wakarusa Township) 6.7 mi. S
• Population:
  83,314
• Elevation:
  263 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  876004816
• Updated Apr 28, 2020