Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on
the Merrimack River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population
of 76,377, which had risen to an estimated as 80,028 of 2019.
Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the
southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. Lawrence and Salem were
the county seats of Essex County, until the Commonwealth abolished
county government in 1999. Lawrence is part of the Merrimack
Valley.Manufacturing products of the city include electronic
equipment, textiles, footwear, paper products, computers, and
foodstuffs. Lawrence was the residence of poet Robert Frost for his
early school years; his essays and poems were first published in the
Lawrence High School newspaper.Manufacturing products of the city
include electronic equipment, textiles, footwear, paper products,
computers, and foodstuffs. Lawrence was the residence of poet Robert
Frost for his early school years; his essays and poems were first
published in the Lawrence High School newspaper.Native Americans,
namely the Pennacook or Pentucket tribe, had a presence in this area.
Evidence of farming at Den Rock Park and arrowhead manufacturing on
the site of where the Wood Mill now sits have been
discovered.Europeans first settled the Haverhill area in 1640,
colonists from Newbury following the Merrimack River in from the
coast. The area that would become Lawrence was then part of Methuen
and Andover. The first settlement came in 1655 with the establishment
of a blockhouse in Shawsheen Fields, now South Lawrence. Lawrence, Massachusetts Top Movies & Young Movies