On January 12, 1982, commissioner chairman, Frank A. Over the next few months, flags for Perry Township, New Beaver Borough, and Wampum Borough were presented to the commissioners Tanner proposed the creation of a flag for Lawrence County as well as a flag for each of the county's 27 municipalities These were to be displayed at the courthouse. In August of 1981, county commissioner Paul L. That niagara-class brig (more correctly: snow) was itself a namesake, of Perry's friend and naval officer James Lawrence, who died during the War of 1812. The ship's complement included local raw recruits. The county was named after the flagship of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the USS Lawrence, which was disabled in the 10 September 1813 Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. In addition, County Line Road in New Castle where the Lawrence County Courthouse is located also marks the former boundaries. The former borders between Beaver and Mercer Counties are still evident in Lawrence County today, as the northern borders of North Beaver Township, Shenango Township, and Slippery Rock Township with (respectively) the southern borders of Mahoning Township, Hickory Township, and Scott Township make up the former boundaries between Beaver and Mercer Counties. Lawrence County was created on March 20, 1849, from parts of Beaver and Mercer counties due to the rapid growth of New Castle, which was primarily in Mercer County but was rapidly expanding into Beaver County. Lawrence County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named after the flagship of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the USS Lawrence.
The county was created on March 20, 1849, from parts of Beaver and Mercer counties.
The county seat and largest city is New Castle. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,070. Lawrence County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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