Lawrencetown is a

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within Annapolis County in the

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. The town was first settled in 1760 and named after Nova Scotia governor Charles Lawrence.Bernard, B., Bishop, G., Fowler, J., et al
"Early Settlers"
(1977). Lawrencetown Consolidated. the population was 636, an increase of 23.3% over the previous five years. Lawrencetown is home to Lawrencetown Consolidated School for grades P-5, and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), a branch of the

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. The Annapolis Valley Exhibition has been held annually since 1927 at the Lawrencetown Exhibition Grounds and is a week long agricultural event. In 2010, Lawrencetown was nominated as one of the top 12 towns for

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, 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.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Lawrencetown had a population of 636 living in 321 of its 354 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 516. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

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Village of Lawrencetown
{{NSAnnapolis Communities in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Villages in Nova Scotia Designated places in Nova Scotia Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia