Lantzville | |
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District of Lantzville [1] | |
Location of Lantzville within the Regional District of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island | |
Coordinates: 49°15′N124°4′W / 49.250°N 124.067°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 |
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.
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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