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Lawrence

noun

1: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) [syn: {Saint Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}, {Laurentius}]

2: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {T. E. Lawrence}, {Thomas Edward Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Arabia}]

3: English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830) [syn: {Sir Thomas Lawrence}]

4: English actress (1898-1952) [syn: {Gertrude Lawrence}]

5: United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) [syn: {E. O. Lawrence}, {Ernest Orlando Lawrence}]

6: English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) [syn: {D. H. Lawrence}, {David Herbert Lawrence}]

7: a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

Lawrence, IN (city, FIPS 42426) Location: 39.86856 N, 85.98719 W Population (1990): 26763 (11621 housing units) Area: 52.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46226 Lawrence, KS (city, FIPS 38900) Location: 38.96285 N, 95.25540 W Population (1990): 65608 (25893 housing units) Area: 59.4 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66044, 66046, 66047, 66049 Lawrence, MA (city, FIPS 34550) Location: 42.69997 N, 71.16202 W Population (1990): 70207 (26915 housing units) Area: 18.0 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01840, 01841, 01843 Lawrence, MI (village, FIPS 46440) Location: 42.21866 N, 86.05282 W Population (1990): 915 (392 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49064 Lawrence, MS Zip code(s): 39336 Lawrence, NE (village, FIPS 26420) Location: 40.29016 N, 98.25901 W Population (1990): 323 (161 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68957 Lawrence, NY (village, FIPS 41553) Location: 40.60443 N, 73.71282 W Population (1990): 6513 (2404 housing units) Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11559 Lawrence, PA Zip code(s): 15055 Lawrence, TX (village, FIPS 41884) Location: 32.74118 N, 96.34689 W Population (1990): 231 (91 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Lawrence, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 312 Housing Units (2000): 167 Land area (2000): 0.414809 sq. miles (1.074351 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.414809 sq. miles (1.074351 sq. km) FIPS code: 26420 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.291612 N, 98.259188 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68957 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lawrence, NE Lawrence

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Lawrence, NY -- U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 6522 Housing Units (2000): 2287 Land area (2000): 3.848724 sq. miles (9.968149 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.844550 sq. miles (2.187374 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.693274 sq. miles (12.155523 sq. km) FIPS code: 41553 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 40.609566 N, 73.726543 W ZIP Codes (1990): 11559 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lawrence, NY Lawrence

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Lawrence, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana Population (2000): 38915 Housing Units (2000): 16292 Land area (2000): 20.081966 sq. miles (52.012050 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.101730 sq. miles (0.263480 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.183696 sq. miles (52.275530 sq. km) FIPS code: 42426 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 39.862739 N, 85.994264 W ZIP Codes (1990): 46226 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lawrence, IN Lawrence

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Lawrence, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 80098 Housing Units (2000): 32761 Land area (2000): 28.110947 sq. miles (72.807016 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.585747 sq. miles (1.517078 sq. km) Total area (2000): 28.696694 sq. miles (74.324094 sq. km) FIPS code: 38900 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.959902 N, 95.253199 W ZIP Codes (1990): 66044 66046 66047 66049 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lawrence, KS Lawrence

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Lawrence, MA -- U.S. city in Massachusetts Population (2000): 72043 Housing Units (2000): 25601 Land area (2000): 6.959758 sq. miles (18.025690 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.453092 sq. miles (1.173502 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.412850 sq. miles (19.199192 sq. km) FIPS code: 34550 Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25 Location: 42.703741 N, 71.162979 W ZIP Codes (1990): 01840 01841 01843 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lawrence, MA Lawrence

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Lawrence, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 1059 Housing Units (2000): 434 Land area (2000): 1.763745 sq. miles (4.568079 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.763745 sq. miles (4.568079 sq. km) FIPS code: 46440 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 42.217680 N, 86.050615 W ZIP Codes (1990): 49064 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lawrence, MI Lawrence

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Kentucky Population (2000): 15569 Housing Units (2000): 7040 Land area (2000): 418.775045 sq. miles (1084.622342 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.349651 sq. miles (3.495580 sq. km) Total area (2000): 420.124696 sq. miles (1088.117922 sq. km) Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 38.075692 N, 82.705282 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, KY Lawrence County Lawrence County, KY

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Illinois Population (2000): 15452 Housing Units (2000): 7014 Land area (2000): 371.983671 sq. miles (963.433244 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.960033 sq. miles (5.076462 sq. km) Total area (2000): 373.943704 sq. miles (968.509706 sq. km) Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 38.723770 N, 87.720031 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, IL Lawrence County Lawrence County, IL

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Indiana Population (2000): 45922 Housing Units (2000): 20560 Land area (2000): 448.830657 sq. miles (1162.466015 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.239607 sq. miles (8.390544 sq. km) Total area (2000): 452.070264 sq. miles (1170.856559 sq. km) Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 38.840482 N, 86.485148 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, IN Lawrence County Lawrence County, IN

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Mississippi Population (2000): 13258 Housing Units (2000): 5688 Land area (2000): 430.628002 sq. miles (1115.321358 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.106721 sq. miles (13.226346 sq. km) Total area (2000): 435.734723 sq. miles (1128.547704 sq. km) Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 31.552943 N, 90.097419 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, MS Lawrence County Lawrence County, MS

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Missouri Population (2000): 35204 Housing Units (2000): 14789 Land area (2000): 613.075717 sq. miles (1587.858749 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.302973 sq. miles (0.784697 sq. km) Total area (2000): 613.378690 sq. miles (1588.643446 sq. km) Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.055340 N, 93.810362 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, MO Lawrence County Lawrence County, MO

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Ohio Population (2000): 62319 Housing Units (2000): 27189 Land area (2000): 454.957870 sq. miles (1178.335424 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.318934 sq. miles (6.006010 sq. km) Total area (2000): 457.276804 sq. miles (1184.341434 sq. km) Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 38.530404 N, 82.547506 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, OH Lawrence County Lawrence County, OH

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Tennessee Population (2000): 39926 Housing Units (2000): 16821 Land area (2000): 617.170292 sq. miles (1598.463649 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.742295 sq. miles (1.922536 sq. km) Total area (2000): 617.912587 sq. miles (1600.386185 sq. km) Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47 Location: 35.205257 N, 87.375807 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, TN Lawrence County Lawrence County, TN

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 94643 Housing Units (2000): 39635 Land area (2000): 360.460709 sq. miles (933.588910 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.303472 sq. miles (5.965966 sq. km) Total area (2000): 362.764181 sq. miles (939.554876 sq. km) Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.982459 N, 80.344099 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, PA Lawrence County Lawrence County, PA

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Alabama Population (2000): 34803 Housing Units (2000): 15009 Land area (2000): 693.382469 sq. miles (1795.852273 sq. km) Water area (2000): 24.684628 sq. miles (63.932890 sq. km) Total area (2000): 718.067097 sq. miles (1859.785163 sq. km) Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 34.554375 N, 87.302184 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, AL Lawrence County Lawrence County, AL

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in South Dakota Population (2000): 21802 Housing Units (2000): 10427 Land area (2000): 800.035515 sq. miles (2072.082384 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.278918 sq. miles (0.722394 sq. km) Total area (2000): 800.314433 sq. miles (2072.804778 sq. km) Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 44.399250 N, 103.800052 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, SD Lawrence County Lawrence County, SD

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

Lawrence -- U.S. County in Arkansas Population (2000): 17774 Housing Units (2000): 8085 Land area (2000): 586.567409 sq. miles (1519.202550 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.775045 sq. miles (14.957296 sq. km) Total area (2000): 592.342454 sq. miles (1534.159846 sq. km) Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 36.070597 N, 91.071214 W Headwords: Lawrence Lawrence, AR Lawrence County Lawrence County, AR

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