Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,275 at the 2000 census. Located by the Meherrin River, it is the county seat of Brunswick County and home to historically black Saint Paul's College, founded in 1888 and affiliated with the Episcopal Church. In colonial times, Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood had a stockade built nearby, called Fort Christanna, to house and educate Native Americans. Lumber, tobacco, livestock, and other farm products are grown in the area. It is near the northern border of cotton growing. Lawrenceville is located... at 36°45′30″N 77°51′2″W / 36.75833°N 77.85056°W / 36.75833; -77.85056 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,275 people, 376 households, and 209 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,391.1 people per square mile . There were 459 housing units at an average density of 500.8 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 33.25% White, 64.63% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.
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