LaSalle, Ontario

LaSalle
Town (lower-tier)
Town of LaSalle

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): LA
LaSalle
Coordinates: 42°13′N 83°04′W / 42.217°N 83.067°W / 42.217; -83.067Coordinates: 42°13′N 83°04′W / 42.217°N 83.067°W / 42.217; -83.067
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Essex
Incorporated 1991
Government
 • Mayor Ken Antaya
 • Member of Parliament Tracey Ramsey (NDP)
 • Provincial Representative Taras Natyshak (NDP)
Area[1]
 • Land 65.30 km2 (25.21 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 28,643
 • Density 438.6/km2 (1,136/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code N9H, N9J
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.town.lasalle.on.ca

LaSalle is a town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. It is a bedroom community of the City of Windsor and part of the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, and is located south of that city. LaSalle, along with Windsor, is the oldest French settlement area in Southwestern Ontario, and the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Canada west of the Quebec border. The town was named for explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and includes Fighting Island, in the Detroit River at its western side, an island that is privately owned by the world's largest chemical company, BASF.

One of LaSalle's biggest events is the annual Strawberry Festival[2] which takes place on the first weekend in June.

In LaSalle, most teenagers attend either Sandwich Secondary School or St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School. The attendance to both is relatively close in numbers.

LaSalle also has its own small but growing bicycle trail network, the "LaSalle Trail", which links up to neighbouring Windsor's "Windsor Trail" network, allowing people to ride from Sandwich Secondary School all the way to Windsor's Riverfront Trail. The town has expressed interest and intentions to connect LaSalle (and indirectly, Windsor) to the Chrysler Canada Greenway by constructing a link to the Trans-Canada Trail near Oldcastle, Ontario.

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
199116,628—    
199620,566+23.7%
200125,285+22.9%
200627,652+9.4%
201128,643+3.6%
Canada 2006 Census Population % of total population
Visible minority group
Source:[7] 		South Asian 525 1.9%
Chinese 460 1.7%
Black 315 1.1%
Filipino 185 0.7%
Latin American 105 0.4%
Arab 540 2%
Southeast Asian 10 0%
West Asian 10 0%
Korean 215 0.8%
Japanese 15 0.1%
Other visible minority 0 0%
Mixed visible minority 155 0.6%
Total visible minority population 2,525 9.2%
Aboriginal group
Source:[8] 		First Nations 170 0.6%
Métis 65 0.2%
Inuit 0 0%
Total Aboriginal population 280 1%
White 24,760 90.2%
Total population 27,565 100%

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "LaSalle census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  2. ↑ Strawberry Festival
  3. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ , Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  8. ↑ , Aboriginal Peoples - Data table
  9. ↑ http://www.freelance-developer.com/faq_lasalle
  10. ↑ http://www.comicvine.com/david-finch/26-3226/
  11. ↑ http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/09/15/lasalles-danielle-wade-a-finalist-in-cbcs-search-for-dorothy-in-the-wizard-of-oz/
  12. ↑ http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/1283157--over-the-rainbow-danielle-wade-is-dorothy

External links

 United StatesMichigan River Rouge, Ecorse
Detroit River		 Windsor
United StatesMichigan Wyandotte / Detroit River Tecumseh
   LaSalle  
Detroit River
United StatesMichigan Grosse Ile Township		 Amherstburg
Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Transportation

Current Provincial Highways: Highway 3 • Highway 77 • Highway 401

Former Provincial Highways: Highway 2 • Highway 39 • Highway 98 • Highway 107 • Highway 114

Essex County Roads: County Roads • Windsor Suburban Roads

Railways: Essex Terminal Railway • Windsor Subdivision • Chatham Subdivision • CASO Subdivision

Municipalities Amherstburg • Essex 1 • Kingsville • Lakeshore • LaSalle • Leamington • Pelee • Tecumseh • Windsor 2
Communities Belle River 3 • Colchester • Comber • Cottam • Deerbrook • Emeryville • Harrow 3 • Maidstone • Malden Centre • McGregor • Oldcastle • Puce • River Canard • Ruthven • St. Clair Beach3 • St. Joachim • Seacliffe • Stoney Point • Windsor • Woodslee
Attractions and Parks Point Pelee National Park • Fort Malden National Historic Park • Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary • Colasanti's Tropical Gardens • ERCA • Chrysler Canada Greenway • Trans-Canada Trail
Geography Bois Blanc Island • Detroit River • East Sister Island • Fighting Island • Middle Island • Peche Island • Pelee Island • Point Pelee
1 County seat. 2 Separated Municipality, as of 1998. 3 Formerly a separate municipality, merged into another as of 1998.
See also: List of municipalities in Ontario • Detroit, Michigan
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