Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainLawrencetown has no public library of its own; the nearest is Preston Township Library Office, 4.2 km away
After it comes Cole Harbour Public Library (Cole Harbour), 6.2 km away. Library statistics aren’t published openly in Nova Scotia, so there are no visit or loan figures for Lawrencetown.
B−Civic life#53 of 88 in Nova ScotiaWhat Lawrencetown’s civic life grade weighs
Civic life in Lawrencetown grades B−: #53 of the 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. Lawrencetown has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Halifax mailing addresses hold 570 registered charities
There is no count for Lawrencetown on its own: the charities are those of all of Halifax. It works out to 1.1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Nova Scotia town has 1.1 and Canada’s 1.4. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
37.0%
Across Nova Scotia, 37.0% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 34.3% to 39.8%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The nearest library is 4.2 km from Lawrencetown
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Lawrencetown.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Lawrencetown
Does Lawrencetown have a public library?
The map shows none in Lawrencetown; Preston Township Library Office, in East Preston, is the closest.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).