Lawrenceburg, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°5′46″N, 84°51′28″W
City of Lawrenceburg
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Dearborn
Area
- City	13.1 km² (5.0 sq mi)
- Land	12.7 km² (4.9 sq mi)
- Water	0.4 km² (0.1 sq mi) 2.78%
Population
- City (2000)	4,685
- Density	369.2/km² (956.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Lawrenceburg is a city in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,685 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Dearborn County^GR6. Lawrenceburg is located in southeast Indiana, on the Ohio River west of Cincinnati.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Lawrenceburg is located at 39°5′46″N, 84°51′28″W (39.096015, -84.857783)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.1 km² (5.0 mi²). 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.78%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,685 people, 1,914 households, and 1,140 families residing in the city. The population density was 369.2/km² (956.1/mi²). There were 2,162 housing units at an average density of 170.4/km² (441.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.81% White, 4.18% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

Lawrenceburg from the air, looking northeast.

There were 1,914 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,306, and the median income for a family was $37,978. Males had a median income of $31,543 versus $21,985 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,656. About 10.3% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 23.8% of those age 65 or over.