Lawrence County, Kentucky
6 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,077
- Median household income
- $46,772
- ±5,311
- Unemployed
- 7.7%
- 463 of 5,989 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.7%
- 5,308 of 6,342 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lawrence | 16,290 (2021) | Po Box 566, Louisa | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Louisa | 2,652 (2021) | 215 N Main Cross St, Louisa | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 101 Gene Wilson Blvd, Louisa | — |
| Lawrence County Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 600, Louisa | — |
| Louisa Fire and Rescue District | Local fire protection | 215 N Main Cross St, Louisa | — |
| Lawrence County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 87 Deer Lick Branch Rd, Louisa | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Lawrence County
School district6 schools
Hwy 644, Louisa, KY, 41230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Boyd County Farmers Market - KYOVA Mall () · Boyd County Farmers' Market (Ashland) · Boyd County Farmers Market - King's Daughters Medical Center (Catlettsburg)
Carter County Farmers Market - Grayson (GRAYSON) · Carter County Farmers Market - Olive Hill (Olive Hill)
Elliott County Farmers Market (Sandy Hook)
Johnson County Farmers Market (Paintsville)
Wayne County Farmers' Market (Wayne)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.