Country Canada Incorporated 2003 Postal code span V0R 2H0 Elevation 20 m Population 3,807 (2006) Local time Sunday 10:12 AM | Time zone PST (UTC-8) Area code(s) +1-250 Area 27.87 km² | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada along the western shore of the Strait of Georgia and immediately north of the City of Nanaimo.
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Map of Lantzville, BC, Canada
The District of Lantzville was incorporated on June 25, 2003. It covers an area of 27.87 square kilometres 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).
History
Lantzville was originally a mining town and is named after its American founder, Fraser Harry Lantz. To remember its history Lantzville annually celebrates Minetown Day (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.