LaSalle (Ontario)

LaSalle
Location in Ontario
LaSalle
State :	Canada
Province :	Ontario
County :	Essex County
Coordinates :	42 ° 14 ′  N , 83 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 14 ′  N , 83 ° 6 ′  W
Area :	65.25 km²
Residents :	28,643 (as of 2011)
Population density :	439 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Mayor :	Gary Baxter

LaSalle is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario in Essex County . The city has 28,643 inhabitants. It is on the Detroit River and Turkey Creek , across from Detroit . The city hosts the Strawberry Festival every year. It always takes place on the first weekend of June. The city is named after the French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle .

sons and daughters of the town

• Luke Willson (born 1990), American football player

Web links and sources

• Side of town
• Stawberry Festival