Lawrence, Utah

Lawrence, Utah
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°17′44″N110°55′45″W / 39.29556°N 110.92917°W / 39.29556; -110.92917
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Emery
Settled	1883
Named after	Lawrence Staker
Elevation [1]	5,666 ft (1,727 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84528
Area code	435
GNIS feature ID	1437620 [1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	107		—
1900	160		49.5%
1910	161		0.6%
1920	139		−13.7%
1930	161		15.8%
1940	169		5.0%
1950	119		−29.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau [2]

Lawrence is an unincorporated community in northwestern Emery County, Utah, United States.

History

Lawrence was founded circa 1883 as a Mormon farming community. It formerly had its own post office and church, but the church was demolished in the 1950s. Sometimes called "Stakerville", Lawrence was named after Lawrence Staker. ^[3]

See also

Utahportal

References

1. "Lawrence". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 31, 2014.
2. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
3. "Lawrence". GhostTowns.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.