Country Canada Municipality Annapolis County Time zone AST (UTC-4) Area 5.62 km² Local time Monday 7:49 PM | Province Nova Scotia Settled 1760 Postal code B0S Population 668 (2006) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 62% Humidity University Centre of Geographic Sciences | ||
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.
Map of Lawrencetown, NS, Canada
Lawrencetown is home to Lawrencetown Consolidated School and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), a branch of the Nova Scotia Community College.
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.