LaSalle, Ontario
LaSalle is a town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. It is a bedroom community of the City of Windsor and part of the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, and is located south of that city. LaSalle, along with Windsor, is the oldest French settlement area in Southwestern Ontario, and the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Canada west of the Quebec border. The town was named for explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.
LaSalle | |
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Town (lower-tier) | |
| Town of LaSalle | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
LaSalle LaSalle | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′N 83°04′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Crystal Meloche |
| • Member of Parliament | Chris Lewis (CPC) |
| • Provincial Representative | Anthony Leardi (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 65.35 km2 (25.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 32,721 |
| • Density | 500.7/km2 (1,297/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | N9H to N9J |
| Area code(s) | 519, 226, and 548 |
| Website | www.lasalle.ca |
The current Town of Lasalle was originally incorporated as the Township of Sandwich West in 1861. A portion of the township incorporated as the Town of Lasalle in 1924, but was dissolved in 1959 and rejoined Sandwich West. In 1991, the Township changed its status to that of a Town and was renamed Lasalle. It is the second most populous municipality within Essex County after the Municipality of Lakeshore. The town's land area includes Fighting Island in the Detroit River at its western side. Fighting Island is privately owned by BASF, the world's largest chemical company.