Lakeside is a community within the
urban area
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of the
Municipality of Halifax in
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
.
Geography
The ''Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan'' records that Lakeside has a land area of 105 hectares (1.05 km
2). When the Lakeside Industrial Park is included, which is 60 hectares (0.60 km
2), the land area of the Community and Industrial Park is approximately 165 hectares (1.65 km
2).
Demographics
The only demographic information that is available for the area is for
District 12 (Timberlea-Beechville-Clayton Park-Wedgewood). There are 25,505 people living within the
District
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—however—there is no demographic information for the community of Lakeside.
Transportation
Lakeside is serviced by
Halifax Transit routes Route 21 (''Timberlea''), and
Route 123 (''Timberlea Express'').
Route 21 (''Timberlea'') arrives at the
Lacewood Terminal in
Clayton Park. If the transit-user needs to travel to anywhere within the
urban area
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of Halifax, they can use
Route 21 (''Timberlea'') to arrive at the
Lacewood Terminal, and travel elsewhere.
Route 123 (''Timberlea Express'') arrives at the
Scotia Square Terminal in
Downtown Halifax
Downtown Halifax is the primary central business district of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Municipality of Halifax. Located on the central-eastern portion of the Halifax Peninsula, on Halifax Harbour. Along with Downtown Dartmouth, and other de facto ...
. This stop is very similar to the
Lacewood Terminal, but much busier.
Scotia Square Terminal is serviced by many more
transit routes.
Halifax Transit
Halifax Transit is a Canadian public transport service operating buses and ferries in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Founded as Metro Transit in March 1981, the agency runs two ferry routes, 66 conventional bus routes (including corridor, local, and expre ...
Routes
*Route 21 (''Timberlea'')
*Route 123 (''Timberlea Express'')
References
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Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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