Lantzville
District municipality
District of Lantzville[1]
Lantzville is located in Vancouver Island
Lantzville
Location of Lantzville within the Regional District of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island
Coordinates: 49°15′N 124°4′W / 49.250°N 124.067°W / 49.250; -124.067
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtNanaimo
Incorporated2003
Government
[2]
 • MayorMark Swain
 • Governing bodyDistrict of Lantzville Council
 • MPLisa Marie Barron (NDP)
 • MLAAdam Walker (BC NDP)
Area
 • Total27.08 km2 (10.46 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,605
 • Density130.2/km2 (337/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
Postal code span
V0R 2H0
Area code+1-250
WebsiteDistrict 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.

History

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.

Demographics

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]

Ethnicity

Panethnic groups in the District of Lantzville (2006−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 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[b] 80 2.09% 35 0.97% 0 0% 20 0.55%
East Asian[c] 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[d] 0 0% 20 0.55% 0 0% 0 0%
Latin American 0 0% 15 0.42% 0 0% 0 0%
Other/Multiracial[e] 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

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Lantzville included:[5]

Education

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.

Notable residents

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. ^ District of Lantzville - Council Members
  3. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-10-26). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2021-10-27). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2015-11-27). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2019-08-20). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  9. ^ "School Plan – Seaview Elementary". Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  10. ^ "Admissions Presentations". Aspengrove School. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

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