Lawrence
city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Lawrence is a city in the United States[1]. Lawrence ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,772 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Essex County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Brian DePeña[5]
- Postal code: 01840[6], 01841[7], 01842[8], 01843[9]
- Part of: Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Essex district[10], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 16th Essex district[11], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Essex district[12], Massachusetts Senate's Second Essex and Middlesex district[13]
- Commons category: Lawrence, Massachusetts[14]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[15]
- Inception: 1655[16]
- Official website: http://www.cityoflawrence.com/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lawrence, Massachusetts[18]
- Population: 78,167[19], 76,377[20], 89,143[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Otto's encyclopedia[24], The Encyclopedia Americana[25], The American Cyclopædia[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[28], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[29], New International Encyclopedia[30], The New Student's Reference Work[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[32]
- Official name: Lawrence[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lawrence, Massachusetts[34]
- Category for people who died here: Q113093729[35]
- Number of households: 26,551[36]
- Native label: Lawrence[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lawrence, Massachusetts[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 11 m[39]
- Area: 19.242073 km²[40], 19.180344 km²[41]
- History of topic: timeline of Lawrence, Massachusetts, history[42]
- Water as percent of area: 6.4792 percent[43]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Lawrence, Massachusetts[44]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Lawrence–Methuen Town–North Andover NECTA division[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lawrence include Lawrence Municipal Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48].
Why It Matters
Lawrence has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Lawrence is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Lawrence include Lawrence Municipal Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48].