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]
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 23.3% from its 2016 population of 516. With a land area of 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 113.2/km2 (293.1/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
References
- ^ "Lawrencetown". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Bernard, B., Bishop, G., Fowler, J., et al. "Early Settlers". (1977). Lawrencetown Consolidated.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Lawrencetown, Class IV area [Designated place], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Our Schools". Annapolis Valley Regional School Board. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Annapolis Valley Exhibition". ourannapolisvalley.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Lawrencetown awaits Hockeyville finals". CBC News. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
