Lawrence, Kansas
About Lawrence
Lawrence, KS is a thriving city located in eastern Kansas counting 97,271 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 6th largest city in Kansas.
Lawrence holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 34.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,810 residents per square mile.
📰 Lawrence News Today
- Judge temporarily reinstates transgender Lawrence woman’s driver’s license The Lawrence Times · Aug 18
- How Lawrence Modern's Tom Harper uses Instagram for historical preservation The University Daily Kansan · Aug 18
- Sponsored: The Lawrence Art Guild’s Art in the Park KC Studio · Aug 18
- Randall Bowling Obituary (2026) - Lawrence, KS - Lawrence Journal-World Lawrence Journal-World · Aug 16
- Lawrence High School (KS) Football MaxPreps · Aug 15
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lawrence Unique
- A top-25 city in Kansas by population (#6 of 626 incorporated places).
- One of 8 places in the US named Lawrence — but the Kansas one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in eastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 97,271.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Lawrence
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lawrence
- 151 Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- 23rd Street Brewery — american
- 7 Brew — coffee shop (café)
- 715 Restaurant
- Acapulco Mexican Grill — mexican
- Aimee's Coffeehouse — local (café)
- Biemer's BBQ — barbecue
- Big Mill — american
- Bigg's BBQ
- Bigg's Barbecue — barbecue
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics · Museum
- Empire Pubcade and Venue
- Lawrence Arts Center
- Natural History Museum · Museum
- Prairie Hills Art Gallery · Art gallery
- Prairie Park Nature Center · Museum
- Spencer Museum of Art · Museum
- Watkins Museum of History · Museum
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum · Museum
- Locomotive #1073 · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lawrence
- Baker Wetlands · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Broken Arrow Park reviews ★
- Brook Creek Park reviews ★
- Burcham Park reviews ★
- Centennial Park reviews ★
- Chaparral Park reviews ★
- Chief Jim McSwain Park reviews ★
- Clinton State Park reviews ★
- Constant Park reviews ★
- DeVictor Park reviews ★
- Deerfield Park reviews ★
- Edgewood Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lawrence
- Broken Arrow Elem
- Cordley Elem
- Deerfield Elem
- Hillcrest Elem
- Lawrence Free State High
- Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School
- Lawrence Southwest Middle School
- New York Elem
- Pinckney Elem
- Prairie Park Elem
- Schwegler Elem
- Sunflower Elementary
- Sunset Hill Elem
- Woodlawn Elem
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Lmh ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.