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'''Lawrence''' is a city in eastern [[Kansas]] in Douglas County that is the home to the [[University of Kansas]]. Its estimated population as of 2005 is 81,816, <ref>http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2038900&_geoContext=01000US|04000US17|16000US1714000&_street=&_county=Lawrence,+KS&_cityTown=Lawrence,+KS&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=</ref> and it is located along the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. The town is named for the abolitionist politician Amos Adams Lawrence. <ref>http://www.electronicappraiser.com/nationwide/home-appraisal/Kansas/douglas/lawrence/</ref> In 1863, it was raided by pro-slavery raider [[William Quantrill]], who led forces that killed approximately 200 males, practically the entire male population of the town.
'''Lawrence''' is a city in eastern [[Kansas]] in Douglas County that is the home to the [[University of Kansas]]. Its estimated population as of 2005 is 81,816,<ref>http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2038900&_geoContext=01000US|04000US17|16000US1714000&_street=&_county=Lawrence,+KS&_cityTown=Lawrence,+KS&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=</ref> and it is located along the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. The town is named for the abolitionist politician Amos Adams Lawrence.<ref>http://www.electronicappraiser.com/nationwide/home-appraisal/Kansas/douglas/lawrence/</ref> In 1863, it was raided by pro-slavery raider [[William Quantrill]], who led forces that killed approximately 200 males, practically the entire male population of the town.
Notable residents of the town have included [[Langston Hughes]], [[Jim Ryun]], and [[James Naismith]].
Notable residents of the town have included [[Langston Hughes]], [[Jim Ryun]], and [[James Naismith]].