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.
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.
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 km (10.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 137.9/km (357.2/sq mi) in 2021.
Ethnicity
| Panethnic group |
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||
| European | 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 | 80 | 2.09% | 35 | 0.97% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.55% | ||||||
| East Asian | 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 | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.55% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| Latin American | 0 | 0% | 15 | 0.42% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| Other/Multiracial | 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:
- Irreligion (2,440 persons or 63.9%)
- Christianity (1,285 persons or 33.6%)
- Buddhism (15 persons or 0.4%)
- Other (55 persons or 1.4%)
Education
Lantzville is home to Seaview Elementary School which is K - 7 and part of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District #68. There is also a local private school called Aspengrove School, which is JK - 12.
Grades 8 - 12 are schooled in Nanaimo at Dover Bay Secondary School.