Lakeshore, Ontario

Lakeshore
—  Town  —

Seal
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Essex
Formed 1999
Government
 • Mayor Tom Bain
 • MP Jeff Watson (CONS)
 • MPP Taras Natyshak (NDP)
Area[1]
 • Land 530.32 km2 (204.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 33,245
 • Density 62.7/km2 (162.4/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Website www.lakeshore.ca

Lakeshore is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on Lake St. Clair. Its nearest city is Windsor, located in Essex County. The town was incorporated in 1999 by amalgamating the Town of Belle River with the townships of Maidstone, Rochester, Tilbury North, and Tilbury West.

Lakeshore 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.

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Communities

The town comprises the communities of Belle River, Comber, Deerbrook, Elmstead, Emeryville, Haycroft, Lighthouse Cove, North Woodslee, Pike Creek, Pleasant Park, Puce, Ruscom Station, South Woodslee, St. Joachim, Stoney Point and Strangfield.

A small portion of the township's easternmost area may also be considered part of Tilbury, although Tilbury proper is located in the neighbouring municipality of Chatham-Kent.

History

Essex County resident James Scott Cooper, a well known local entrepreneur, built mansions in Walkerville and Belle River. The Cooper Court Motel and Bar in Belle River, built in 1920, still operates today as a local favourite. Cooper was known to have been a philanthropist, contributing greatly to the construction of Belle River's first high school, Belle River District High School.[2]

Sports

The community's hockey team is the Belle River Canadiens, who play in the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League. The youth baseball team is the Belle River Braves.

Belle River is the birthplace of retired NHL player Tie Domi.

Demographics

Canada census – Lakeshore Community Profile
  2006 2001  

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:

33,245 (15.7% from 2001)
530.32 km2 (204.76 sq mi)
62.7 /km2 (162 /sq mi)
37.5 (males: 37.3, females: 37.8)
12,368
$81,556

28,746 (10.0% from 1996)
530.67 km2 (204.89 sq mi)
54.2 /km2 (140 /sq mi)
36.1 (males: 35.8, females: 36.4)
10,834
$72,228
References: 2006[3] 2001[4]

Population trend:[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Lakeshore community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3537064&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=lakeshore&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  2. ^ The Times - James Scott Cooper
  3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  4. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
Lake St. Clair
Tecumseh Chatham-Kent
   Lakeshore    
Essex Kingsville, Leamington
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 • Township of Pelee Island • 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 • East Sister Island • Fighting Island • Middle Island • Peche Island • Pelee Island • Point Pelee
Related Topics Detroit, Michigan • Detroit River • Windsor • Ontario
1 County seat. 2 Separated Municipality, as of 1998. 3 Formerly a separate municipality, merged into another as of 1998.
List of municipalities in Ontario