The Town Of LaSalle - Demographics

Strategically located southwest of the City of Windsor along the border of the Detroit River, the Town of LaSalle is considered one of the fastest growing communities in Southwestern Ontario.

Population, Land Use and Household Data
2001 Population	25,285
2001 Households	8,504
2001 Persons Per Household	2.97
Land Area	65.61 square km (6,561 ha)
Amount of Land Designated for Urban Purposes	2750 ha (42% of total area)
Average Household Income (2001)	$86,013
Incidence of Low Income (1995)	5.6%
Proportion of Dwellings Owner Occupied (2001)	92.6%
Source: Statistics Canada and calculations performed by The Corporation of the Town of LaSalle.

Servicing Information

Water: municipally owned and operated water distribution system. Water is purchased in bulk from the Windsor Utilities Commission. Recently installed a new 20 inch trunk watermain located south of Bouffard Road, from the Howard Business Park to Malden Road to accommodate projected future growth in the designated urban area.

Sanitary: existing municipally owned and operated trunk sanitary server collection system has been designed and constructed to accommodate a populated equivalent in excess of 60,000 persons. Existing 30 inch sanitary sewer forcemain has the capacity to flow 3.7 Million Gallons per Day (MGD), an amount considered sufficient to accommodate a population equivalent of 31,200 persons.

Additional infrastructure, such as new forcemains, pumps and treatment capacity, is to be phased in over time and constructed or purchased by the town as required. Sewage treatment plant capacity (currently 2 MGD) has been purchased and paid for by the town, and is provided by agreement by the West Windsor Pollution Control Plant.

Storm: provided by way of an extensive network of inland watercourses, drains, ditches and storm sewers, in various states of repair.

Table C1: Historic Population and Household Information and Age Profile
Year	Population	No. of Households	Average No. of Persons per Household
1971	12,110	3,050	3.97
1976	13,912	3,730	3.73
1981	13,840	3,990	3.47
1986	14,000	4,215	3.32
1991	16,630	5,160	3.22
1996	20,566	6,573	3.13
2001	25,285	8,504	2.97

Table C1 Summary: The population has continually increased over the 25 year period from 1971 to 2001. During the same time period, the number of households has increased at a slightly greater rate as a result of a declining household size.

Table C2: Population Change (1971 to 2001)
Year	Absolute Change	Percentage Change
71-76	1,802	14.9%
76-81	-72	-0.5%
81-86	160	1.2%
86-91	2,616	18.7%
91-96	3,950	23.8%
96-01	4,719	22.9%
Total 71-01	13,175	108.8%
source: Statistics Canada

Table C2 Summary: Over the 25 year period population growth has been greatest in recent years. After experiencing a loss between 1976 and 1981, the town's population growth rate increased steadily over the next 15 years.

Table C3: Population Change by Age Group (1986 to 2001)
Age Group	1986	1996	2001
0-4	980	1,620	1,765
5-14	2365	3330	4,095
15-19	1,410	1,575	1885
Total 19 and Under	4,755 (34%)	6,525 (31.2%)	7745 (30.6%)
20-24	1,115	1,385	1,470
25-44	4,395	6,915	8,245
45-54	1,610	2,895	3,650
55-64	1,235	1,695	2,190
65-74	605	1,090	1,295
75 and Over	285	420	695
Total 20 and Over	9,245 (66%)	14,400 (68.8%)	17,540 (69.4%)
Total Population	14,000 (100%)	20.925 (100%)	25,285 (100%)
source: Statistics Canada

Table C3 Summary: Table C3 provides a breakdown and comparison of the 1986, 1996, and 2001 populations by age group. It depicts an aging population as evidenced by the decrease in the proportion of school age population from 34% to 30.6% and an increase in the proportion of population over the age of 19 for the period 1986 to 2001. Please note that any differences in totals from previous tables are due to rounding.

Table D1: Population Projections
Year	Low to Medium	High
2004	26,237	28,098
2009	28,772	32,494
2014	31,863	36,890
2019	34,954	41,286
source: Town of LaSalle Planning Department

Table E1: Residential Dwelling Units Built Per Year (1983-1997)
Year	Numbers
1983	29
1984	52
1985	141
1986	170
1987	178
1988	194
1989	328
1990	286
1991	207
1992	306
1993	227
1994	332
1995	281
1996	384
1997	462
1998	297
1999	363
2000	369
2001	342
2002	247
Total (1983 to 2002)	5,193
Annual Average (1983 to 1997)	259
source: Planning Department, Town of LaSalle

Table F1: Agricultural Land Area and Activity (1986 and 1996)
Variable	1986	1996
Farms Reporting	86	68
Total Farm Area	5,495 acres (2223 ha)	7890 acres (3193 ha)
Land in Crops	5,022 acres (2032 ha)	7115 acres (2879 ha)
Total Area of Greenhouses	n/a	1.8 acres (0.7 ha)
source: Statistics Canada

Table F2: Residential Lots Created in Rural Area (1983-1997)
Year	No. of Residential Lots
1983	9
1984	10
1985	11
1986	29
1987	12
1988	13
1989	16
1990	6
1991	5
1992	0
1993	2
1994	2
1995	1
1996	1
1997	1
Total (1983 to 1997)	118
Annual Average (1983 to 1997)	8
source: Building Department, Town of LaSalle

Table F2: Residential Lots Created in Rural Area (1983-1997)
Total Number of Residents Employed	Number Employed Within City of Windsor	Percentage Employed Within City of Windsor
7,750	6,025	77.7%
source: Statistics Canada

Table H1: Total Taxable Assessment 2003
Property Class	Taxable Assessment
Property Class	Actual	Percentage
Commercial	$114,833,895	6.0%
Industrial	$23,402,730	1.2%
Residential and Farm	$1,722,955,675	92.5%
Pipeline	$6,339,000	0.3%
Total	$1,917,531,300	100%
Percentage of County Total Taxable Assessment	14.5%
source: County of Essex

Department of Planning and Development Services
5950 Malden Road
LaSalle, Ontario
N9H 1S4
Phone: 519-969-7770 Fax: 519-969-9852