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District municipality in British Columbia, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, along the western shore of the Strait of Georgia and immediately north of Nanaimo.
Lantzville | |
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District of Lantzville[1] | |
Location of Lantzville within the Regional District of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island | |
Coordinates: 49°15′N 124°4′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Nanaimo |
Incorporated | 2003 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mark Swain |
• Governing body | District of Lantzville Council |
• MP | Lisa Marie Barron (NDP) |
• MLA | Adam Walker (BC NDP) |
Area | |
• Total | 27.08 km2 (10.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,817 |
• Density | 130.2/km2 (337/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
Postal code span | |
Area code | +1-250 |
Website | District of Lantzville |
The District of Lantzville was incorporated on June 25, 2003. It covers an area of 27.08 square kilometres (10.46 sq mi) and has a population of 3,807. The district is almost completely residential, with some commercial buildings on Lantzville Road (formerly part of the Island Highway).
The area is served by the coast-spanning Island Highway and the Island Rail Corridor.
Lantzville was originally a mining town and is named after its American founder, Fraser Harry Lantz who invested in a coal mine in Nanoose.[3]: 149
In honour of its history as a coal mining area, Lantzville annually celebrates Minetown Day, which is a community fair. According to Lantzville: The First Hundred Years, the first European settler in the area was an English Coal Miner named Emanuel Wiles, also known as Robert Emanuel or Bob. Lantzville is a tourist destination with a number of well located bed and breakfast operations.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lantzville had a population of 3,817 living in 1,520 of its 1,568 total private dwellings, a change of 5.9% from its 2016 population of 3,605. With a land area of 27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 137.9/km2 (357.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Panethnic group |
2021[5] | 2016[6] | 2011[7] | 2006[8] | ||||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||
European[lower-alpha 1] | 3,415 | 89.4% | 3,200 | 88.77% | 3,420 | 93.19% | 3,440 | 94.12% | ||||||
Indigenous | 225 | 5.89% | 155 | 4.3% | 55 | 1.5% | 90 | 2.46% | ||||||
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] | 80 | 2.09% | 35 | 0.97% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.55% | ||||||
East Asian[lower-alpha 3] | 50 | 1.31% | 45 | 1.25% | 110 | 3% | 105 | 2.87% | ||||||
African | 30 | 0.79% | 30 | 0.83% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
South Asian | 0 | 0% | 90 | 2.5% | 30 | 0.82% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.55% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
Latin American | 0 | 0% | 15 | 0.42% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
Other/Multiracial[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.69% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
Total responses | 3,820 | 100.08% | 3,605 | 100% | 3,670 | 101.92% | 3,655 | 99.84% | ||||||
Total population | 3,817 | 100% | 3,605 | 100% | 3,601 | 100% | 3,661 | 100% | ||||||
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses |
According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Lantzville included:[5]
Lantzville is home to Seaview Elementary School which is K - 7 and part of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District #68.[9] There is also a local private school called Aspengrove School, which is JK - 12.[10]
Grades 8 - 12 are schooled in Nanaimo at Dover Bay Secondary School.
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