Lawrenceville, Virginia
town in Virginia, United States
Lawrenceville is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,014. Located by the Meherrin River, it is the county seat of Brunswick County. In colonial times, Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood had a stockade built nearby, called Fort Christanna, where converted Native American allies were housed and educated.
Saint Paul's College, a historically black college affiliated with the Episcopal Church, was founded here in 1888. It operated until 2013.
Lumber, tobacco, livestock, and other farm products are grown in the area. In a county along the southern border of the state, the town is near the northernmost area for cotton growing.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square mile (2.4 km2), all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,275 people, 376 households, and 209 families living in the town.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Lawrenceville, Virginia” as town in Virginia, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as town in Virginia, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1374023. VIAF identifies the subject as 129041715. The Library of Congress control number is n83052767. Authority coordinates are 36.758, -77.851. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1888, 2013 and 2000.
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