Incorporated March 15, 1983, it is primarily a bedroom community whose employed residents work in Sapulpa and Tulsa.

[4] Mannford, the closest neighboring town, is 6 miles (10 km) to the northeast, on Keystone Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Lawrence Creek has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), all land.

15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were no families and 2.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 28.6% of those over 64.