Lawrencetown, Annapolis County

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Lawrencetown
Village
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Lawrencetown
Location of Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°52′57″N65°09′50″W / 44.88250°N 65.16389°W / 44.88250; -65.16389 Coordinates: 44°52′57″N65°09′50″W / 44.88250°N 65.16389°W / 44.88250; -65.16389
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
Municipality Annapolis County
Settled1760
Government
 • Village ChairBrian Reid
 • Village CommitteeCommissioners of Lawrencetown
Area
 • Total5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total636
 • Density113.1/km2 (293/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code
B0S
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 584 & 282
NTS Map021A14
GNBC CodeCATNX

Lawrencetown is a village within Annapolis County in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. [1] The town was first settled in 1760 and named after Nova Scotia governor Charles Lawrence. [2] As of 2021 the population was 636, an increase of 23.3% over the previous five years. [3]

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Lawrencetown is home to Lawrencetown Consolidated School for grades P-5, [4] and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), a branch of the Nova Scotia Community College.

The Annapolis Valley Exhibition has been held annually since 1927 at the Lawrencetown Exhibition Grounds and is a week long agricultural event. [5] In 2010, Lawrencetown was nominated as one of the top 12 towns for Kraft Hockeyville, representing eastern Canada in the wildcard category. On March 27, 2010, it was revealed on CBC Hockey Night In Canada that they were voted into the top five towns. [6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lawrencetown had a population of 636 living in 321 of its 354 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ "Lawrencetown". Geographical Names Board of Canada . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Bernard, B., Bishop, G., Fowler, J., et al. "Early Settlers". (1977). Lawrencetown Consolidated.
  3. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Lawrencetown, Class IV area [Designated place], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]". Statistics Canada . Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Our Schools". Annapolis Valley Regional School Board. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Annapolis Valley Exhibition". ourannapolisvalley.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lawrencetown awaits Hockeyville finals". CBC News. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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