|
Lawrence is located at 45km east of Topeka.
Lawrence (pop. 80,000) is remembered for its bloody involvement
in the debate over slavery. Nowadays, it has stunning
19th-century Italianate and Victorian houses in its Old West
Lawrence historic district and surprisingly good museums for a
town of its size. Head for the University of Kansas, home to the
impressive Natural History Museum, the Helen F. Spencer Museum
of Art the Spooner Museum of Anthropology and the Campanile bell
tower.
Population (year 2000): 80,098. Estimated
population in July 2005: 81,816 (+2.1% change)
Males: 39,803 (49.7%), Females: 40,295 (50.3%)
Douglas County
Zip codes:
66044,
66046,
66047,
66049.
Median resident age: 25.3 years
Median household income: $34,669 (year 2000)
Median house value: $118,400 (year 2000)
Races in Lawrence:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.1%)
- Black (5.1%)
- American Indian (4.0%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Chinese (1.2%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
- Korean (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (26.3%), Irish (12.9%),
English (12.9%), United States (5.6%), French (3.5%), Italian
(2.8%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 28.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lawrence
- High school or higher: 92.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 20.8%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lawrence city
- Never married: 47.8%
- Now married: 40.0%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 3.0%
- Divorced: 8.4%
6.2% Foreign born (3.6% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.9%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +14,148
(+21.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Lawrence:
- LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (325 MAINE ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lawrence:
- RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; OTTAWA,
KS)
- MEADOWBROOK REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
GARDNER, KS)
- JEFFERSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
WINCHESTER, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lawrence:
- FORBES FIELD (about 28 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 45 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 48 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lawrence:
- LAWRENCE MUNI (about 5 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; ID: LWC)
- VINLAND VALLEY AERODROME (about 11 miles; BALDWIN
CITY, KS; ID: K64)
- GARDNER MUNI (about 24 miles; GARDNER, KS; ID: K34)
Amtrak station:
LAWRENCE (413 E. 7TH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair
accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/Universities in Lawrence:
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (Full-time
enrollment: 22,506; Public; Website: www.ku.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY (FT
enrollment: 880; Location: 155 INDIAN AVE; Public)
- LAWRENCE CAREER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 85;
Location: 4824 QUAIL CREST PL; Private, for-profit)
- LAWRENCE BEAUTY ACADEMY (Location: 2211
SILICON AVE; Private, for-profit)
- KANSAS SCHOOL OF FLORAL DESIGN (Location: 826
IOWA ST; Private, for-profit)
- REAL ESTATE SCHOOL OF LAWRENCE (Location: PO
BOX 3271; Private, for-profit)
- LAWRENCE AIR SERVICE (Location: 2500 AIRPORT
RD; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Lawrence:
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 37 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 47 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 47 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high schools in Lawrence:
- LAWRENCE HIGH (Students: 1,293; Location:
1901 LOUISIANA ST; Grades: 10 - 12)
- LAWRENCE FREE STATE HIGH (Students: 1,219;
Location: 4700 OVERLAND DRIVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Lawrence:
- SOUTHWEST JR HIGH (Students: 679; Location:
2511 INVERNESS DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 09)
- LAWRENCE SOUTH JR HI (Students: 656;
Location: 2734 LOUISIANA ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- LAWRENCE WEST JR HI (Students: 624; Location:
2700 HARVARD ROAD; Grades: 07 - 09)
- DEERFIELD ELEM (Students: 549; Location: 101
LAWRENCE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
- LAWRENCE CENTRAL JR HI (Students: 488;
Location: 1400 MASSACHUSETTS ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- PRAIRIE PARK ELEM (Students: 443; Location:
2711 KENSINGTON ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- SCHWEGLER ELEM (Students: 439; Location: 2201
OUSDAHL RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- SUNFLOWER ELEMENTARY (Students: 409;
Location: 2521 INVERNESS DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- QUAIL RUN ELEMENTARY (Students: 392;
Location: 1130 INVERNESS DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- HILLCREST ELEM (Students: 377; Location: 1045
HILLTOP DR; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Lawrence:
- ST JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 314;
Location: 1208 KENTUCKY; Grades: KG - 6)
- RAINTREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 106;
Location: 4601 CLINTON PARKWAY; Grades: KG - 6)
- DOUGLAS COUNTY CHRN SCHOOL (Students: 58;
Location: BOX 1571; Grades: KG - 9)
- SUNSHINE ACRES PRESCHOOL (Students: 25;
Location: 2141 MAPLE LANE; Grades: KG - KG)
- MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE OF (Students: 20;
Location: 1900 UNIVERSITY DR; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Lawrence:
- LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,976,743; Location: 707 VERMONT STREET; 239,356 books;
9,523 audio materials; 16,765 video materials; 443
serial subscriptions)
|
