Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana

Lawrence Township
Marion County
Township
Water tower in Oaklandon
Water tower in Oaklandon
Coordinates: 39°52′48″N 86°00′37″W / 39.88000°N 86.01028°W / 39.88000; -86.01028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMarion
Created1822
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
48.51 sq mi (125.6 km2)
 • Land46.92 sq mi (121.5 km2)
 • Water1.59 sq mi (4.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
751 ft (229 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
122,321
 • Density2,524.4/sq mi (974.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP
46235
46236
FIPS code18-42444[3]
GNIS feature ID453545

Lawrence Township is one of nine townships in Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 122,321 at the 2020 census, up from 118,447 at the 2010 United States Census.[4] Lawrence Township was organized in 1822.[5][6]

The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township provides services to students in portions of Lawrence Township and the city of Lawrence.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18902,367—
19002,3720.2%
19103,29538.9%
19203,127−5.1%
19305,74783.8%
19407,18325.0%
19508,57719.4%
196034,405301.1%
197066,29692.7%
198075,86014.4%
199094,54824.6%
2000111,96118.4%
2010118,4475.8%
2020122,3213.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[7]
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data: Lawrence township, Marion County, Indiana". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 900. ISBN 0-253-11249-4.
  6. ^ Sulgrove, Berry Robinson (1884). History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. L.H. Everts & Co. p. 536.
  7. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".