Its citizens vote not only for the mayor and council of Lawrence, but also for the mayor of Indianapolis and representatives on the Indianapolis City-County Council. Lawrence is one of four "excluded cities" and therefore retains its own municipal government. In 1969, Indianapolis and Marion County adopted a unified government structure known as Unigov. In 1929 the citizens of Lawrence voted to become an independent town, where they first established the town marshal, as well as other parts of government. The name was in honor of Captain James Lawrence, naval hero of the War of 1812. The name "Jamestown", in honor of the town's founder James White, was used for a while, but in 1866 the Marion County Commissioners approved the name "Lawrence", which is also the name of the township in which it is located. The municipality was platted in 1849 under the name "Lanesville", but other names were tried because there was already another Lanesville in Indiana. The city is on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The population was 49,370 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Fort Benjamin Harrison within Fort Harrison State Park. It is one of four " excluded cities" in Marion County.
Lawrence is a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. United States Post Office in Lawrence Building housing government offices in Lawrence
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