Lawrence
Lawrence is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chemung Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Lawrence is 2 miles northwest of Harvard. It was named a CDP before the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 220.- Type: Hamlet with 220 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Lawrence, IL” and “Lawrence, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harvard station and Harvard High School.
Harvard station
Railway station
Harvard station is a Metra commuter rail station in Harvard, Illinois. It is the terminus of the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Harvard is the farthest Metra station from Chicago at 63.16 miles from Chicago; the next furthest stop, Antioch on the North Central Service, is over 10 miles closer to Chicago at 52.9 miles. Harvard station is situated 2 miles southeast of Lawrence.
Harvard High School
School
Harvard High School, also known as HHS, is a 4-year public high school located in Harvard, Illinois, about 4 miles south of Wisconsin and 80 miles northwest of Chicago. Harvard High School is situated 2 miles southeast of Lawrence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harvard and Chemung.
Harvard
Photo: Cosmo1976, Public domain.Chemung
Village
Chemung, elevation 896 feet, is an unincorporated census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 276. Chemung is situated 2 miles southwest of Lawrence.
Capron
Village
Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,395 at the 2020 census, up from 1,376 at the 2010 census. Capron is situated 6 miles southwest of Lawrence.
Lawrence
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Chemung Township, McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.44113° or 42° 26′ 28″ north
Longitude
-88.64121° or 88° 38′ 28″ west
Population
220
Elevation
906 feet (276 metres)
Open location code
86JHC9R5+FG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ladin—“Lawrence” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “勞倫斯 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “勞倫斯”
- French: “Lawrence”
- Gilaki: “لارنس (ايلينؤی)”
- Gilaki: “لارنس”
- Irish: “Lawrence”
- Ladin: “Lawrence”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northfield Avenue Park and Community Playground.
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