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About Lawrence
Township in Illinois, United StatesLawrence Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,171 and it contained 2,964 housing units.
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Housing in Lawrence
The median sale price was $203,000 in February 2026.
Schools in Lawrence
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The public schools Lawrence’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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