Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
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Incorporated Villages of Nova Scotia | |
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Lawrencetown | |
Community statistics | |
Area | 5.62 km² |
Population | 668a |
Population density | 118.9/sq kma |
Latitude | N |
Longitude | W |
Elevation | Meters |
Government | |
Municipality | Annapolis County |
Village Chair | Lynette Gilks |
Village Committee | The Village Commissioners of Lawrencetown |
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Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
Postal code | BB0S |
Telephone Exchange | 902 584 |
Footnotes | |
a According to StatCan Census Year 2006 |
Lawrencetown is a village within Annapolis County in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2006, the population was 668. Every year at the Lawrencetown Exhibition Grounds, the Annapolis Valley Exhibition is held, which is typically a very large gathering. The town was first settled in 1760 and named after Nova Scotia governor Charles Lawrence.
Lawrencetown is home to the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), a branch of the Nova Scotia Community College.