Lakeshore, Ontario
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| Town of Lakeshore, Ontario | |||
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| Country | Canada | ||
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| Province | Ontario | ||
| County | Essex | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Tom Bain | ||
| - Governing body | Lakeshore Town Council | ||
| - Member of Parliament | Jeff Watson (CONS) | ||
| - Provincial Representative | Bruce Crozier (LIB) | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 530.67 km² (204.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 33,245 | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Website: http://www.lakeshore.ca/ | |||
Lakeshore is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada on Lake St. Clair. It is located in Essex County.
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
- Population: 33,245 (in 2001: 28,746)
- % Change (2001-2006): +15.7%
- Dwellings: 12,368
- Area (km².): 530.32
- Density (persons per km².): 62.7
Lakeshore also has a significant concentration of Franco-Ontarians, and is one of only three communities in Southern Ontario (excluding Eastern Ontario) where francophones, as a percentage of the community's population, exceed the provincial average of five per cent. (The other two are Welland and Penetanguishene.)
[edit] Communities
- Belle River
- Comber
- Byrnedale
- Deerbrook
- Elmstead
- Emeryville
- Haycroft
- North Woodslee (Signed with South Woodslee, together as the hamlet of "Woodslee")
- Pike Creek
- Pleasant Park
- Puce
- Ruscom Station
- South Woodslee (Signed with North Woodslee, together as the hamlet of "Woodslee")
- St. Joachim
- Stoney Point
- Strangefield
- Lighthouse Cove
| Northwest: Grosse Pointe Farms | North: Lake St. Clair | Northeast: Lake St. Clair |
| West: Tecumseh |
Lakeshore, Ontario | East: Chatham-Kent |
| Southwest: Essex | South: Kingsville | Southeast: Leamington |
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