▁one ▁tradition , ▁T ec um seh ' s ▁grave ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁reserve ▁there . ▁The ▁population ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census ▁was ▁ 1 , 8 4 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Lamb ton ▁County , ▁and ▁ad jo ins ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ch ath am - K ent ▁and ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁St . ▁Cla ir . ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁are ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Alg on ac , ▁Michigan , ▁and ▁Clay ▁Township , ▁Michigan , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Wal pole ▁Island ▁is ▁only ▁minutes ▁away ▁from ▁Wal lace burg . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁attend ▁Wal lace burg ▁District ▁Second ary ▁School . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁municipal ▁election ▁Tom ▁McG reg or ▁and ▁Sh eld on ▁Par s ons ▁were ▁elected ▁as ▁Ward ▁Five ▁Ch ath am - K ent ▁coun c ill ors . ▁These ▁two ▁men ▁are ▁responsible ▁to ▁constitu ents ▁in ▁the ▁Wal lace burg ▁area . ▁Go ▁to ▁Ch ath am - K ent ▁Municipal ▁Council ▁for ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁other ▁municipal ▁polit icians . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁represent atives : ▁ 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 6 ▁Ch ip ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Tom ▁McG reg or ▁ 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 3 ▁Ch ip ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Tom ▁McG reg or ▁ 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 0 ▁Ch