Lantz, Nova Scotia Explained

Official Name:Lantz
Nickname:Lionsville
Settlement Type:Community
Motto:Let’s Meet At The Lot
Pushpin Map:Nova Scotia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lantz, Nova Scotia
Pushpin Mapsize:275
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Halifax Regional Municipality
Area Land Km2:2.97
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,703
Population Density Km2:573.6
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:44.9872°N -63.4792°W
Area Code:902

Lantz is a designated place[1] located on the Shubenacadie River between the communities of Milford and Elmsdale, in the Municipality of East Hants and the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lantz was considered by Statistics Canada as a "Retired population centre."[1]

As of 2011, the population according to Nova Scotia government was 3,326[2] but only 1,533 according to Statistics Canada.[1] In 2016 Census, Statistics Canada reported the population of Lantz was 2,229, an increase of 45.4%.[1]

On June 24, 1997, Lantz was hit by a tornado.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lantz had a population of 1,703 living in 686 of its 696 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,229. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile . . Statistics Canada . 2018-04-24.
  2. Web site: Nova Scotia Community Counts . Province of Nova Scotia . 2011-09-02.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . May 9, 2022.