Current Time: Aug 17 11:23 AMPopulation: 86572Local Zipcodes: 66049, 66044, 66046, 66045, 66047Area Codes: 785Nearby Cities: Olathe, Topeka, Overland Park, Manhattan, Lenexa, Leawood, Leavenworth, Shawnee, Kansas City, Blue Springs, Independence
Colleges: Haskell Indian Nations UniversityTimezone: CST
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| Lawrence |
| — City — |
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The Douglas County Courthouse anchors the south end of downtown Lawrence. |
Seal |
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| Nickname(s): Larryville |
| Motto: From Ashes to Immortality |
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Location in Kansas |
| Coordinates: 38°57′36″N 95°15′12″W / 38.96°N 95.25333°W / 38.96; -95.25333 |
| Country |
United States |
| State |
Kansas |
| County |
Douglas |
| Founded |
1854 |
| Government |
| - Mayor |
Robert Chestnut |
| - City manager |
Dave Corliss |
| Area |
| - City |
28.7 sq mi (74.3 km2) |
| - Land |
28.1 sq mi (72.8 km2) |
| - Water |
0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| Elevation |
840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2008) |
| - City |
90,520 |
| - Density |
3,153.2/sq mi (1,217.1/km2) |
| - Metro |
112,123 |
| Time zone |
CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) |
CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) |
785 |
| FIPS code |
20-38900[1] |
| GNIS feature ID |
0479145[2] |
| Website |
www.lawrenceks.org |
38.959902°N 95.253199°W / 38.959902; -95.253199 (Lawrence, Kansas)38.959902°N 95.253199°W / 38.959902; -95.253199 (Lawrence, Kansas)
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