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Lawrence, Massachusetts
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Lawrence, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Brian A. DePeña
- Role
- Mayor
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Population
- 72,043
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityoflawrence.com/27/Office-of-The-Mayor ↗
- Official leadership pagecityoflawrence.com/27/Office-of-The-Mayor ↗
- City websitecityoflawrence.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Brian A. DePeña CurrentMayor · added Jul 3, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
- Bart Littlejohn FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 72,043
- Median household income
- $53,977
- Median age
- 31.5
- Land area
- 6.93 sq mi
- Population density
- 10,395.8 per sq mi
- County
- Essex County
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$252M
- City hall phone
- (978) 620-3000
- Official website
- cityoflawrence.com ↗
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