title: Laurenceton
text: # Laurenceton
  
  Laurenceton is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southwest of Lewisporte.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Laurenceton is in Newfoundland within Subdivision F of Division No. 8.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurenceton recorded a population of 183 living in 79 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of 2.8% from its 2011 population of 178. With a land area of 11.64 $km^2$ (4.49 sq mi), it had a population density of $15.7/km^2$ (40.7/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  ## Government
  
  Laurenceton is a local service district (LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is Wayne Tetford.
  
  