Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
LAURENS DISTRICT, situated toward the northwesterly part of South Carolina. Area, 920 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil productive. Seat justice, Laurenceville. Pop. in 1810, 14,982; in 1820, 17,682; in 1830, 20,263; in 1840, 21,584; in 1850, 23,407. (Fanning's, 1853)