Lantzville is a

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community on the east side of

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, Canada, along the western shore of the

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and immediately north of

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. The District of Lantzville was incorporated on June 25, 2003. It covers an area of 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

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and the

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History

Lantzville was originally a mining town and is named after its

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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

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, Lantzville had a population of 3,817 living in 1,520 of its 1,568 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,605. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Lantzville included: *

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(2,440 persons or 63.9%) *

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(1,285 persons or 33.6%) *

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(15 persons or 0.4%) *Other (55 persons or 1.4%)

Education

Lantzville is home to

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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

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Notable residents

* John Wilson * Dylan Ferguson * Callum Montgomery

References

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* {{authority control District municipalities in British Columbia Populated places in the Regional District of Nanaimo Designated places in British Columbia