 lawrence county is a county located in the u.s. state of kentucky. as of the 2010 census, the population was 15,860. its county seat is louisa. the county is named for james lawrence, and co-founded by isaac bolt, who served as a lawrence county commissioner and justice of the peace. lawrence county is the home of bluegrass music and country music star ricky skaggs. it is the birthplace of the late chief justice of the united states frederick moore vinson and former kentucky governor paul e. patton. in regard to alcoholic beverage sales, lawrence county is a dry county, meaning the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited everywhere in the county. ==history== lawrence county was established in 1821 from land given by floyd and greenup counties. three courthouses have served lawrence county; the first was completed in 1823 and the third was completed in 1964. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.1%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt|publisher=united states census bureau|
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