qathet Regional District
qathet
Powell River (1967–2018) | |
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qathet Regional District | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Administrative office location | Powell River |
Government | |
• Type | Regional district |
• Body | Board of Directors |
• Chair | Clay Brander, Electoral Area C |
• Electoral Areas |
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Area | |
• Land | 5,075.33 km2 (1,959.60 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 20,070 |
• Density | 3.95/km2 (10.2/sq mi) |
Website | www |
The qathet Regional District
Geography
The district is bounded by the mainland portion of the
Government
Its head offices are located in Powell River. The district is governed by a board of seven directors: five electoral area directors who are elected for a four-year term by voters in the electoral areas, and two municipal directors who are first elected to the City of Powell River’s council and then appointed by council to the regional board. The board chair is elected annually by all directors.
Demographics
As a
Panethnic group | 2021[5] | 2016[6] | 2011[7] | 2006[8] | 2001[9] | 1996[10] | ||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
European[b] | 18,200 | 86.42% | 17,440 | 88.91% | 17,580 | 89.95% | 17,700 | 91.57% | 18,085 | 92.41% | 18,480 | 93.55% |
Indigenous | 1,805 | 8.57% | 1,575 | 8.03% | 1,565 | 8.01% | 1,105 | 5.72% | 1,160 | 5.93% | 845 | 4.28% |
East Asian[c] | 425 | 2.02% | 210 | 1.07% | 125 | 0.64% | 250 | 1.29% | 85 | 0.43% | 215 | 1.09% |
Southeast Asian[d] | 205 | 0.97% | 150 | 0.76% | 80 | 0.41% | 125 | 0.65% | 75 | 0.38% | 30 | 0.15% |
South Asian | 155 | 0.74% | 60 | 0.31% | 85 | 0.43% | 60 | 0.31% | 95 | 0.49% | 80 | 0.4% |
Latin American | 105 | 0.5% | 30 | 0.15% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 0.08% | 35 | 0.18% | 10 | 0.05% |
African
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80 | 0.38% | 85 | 0.43% | 60 | 0.31% | 65 | 0.34% | 25 | 0.13% | 40 | 0.2% |
Middle Eastern[e] | 25 | 0.12% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.05% | 0 | 0% |
Other[f] | 45 | 0.21% | 60 | 0.31% | 40 | 0.2% | 20 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 60 | 0.3% |
Total responses | 21,060 | 97.97% | 19,615 | 97.73% | 19,545 | 98.19% | 19,330 | 98.63% | 19,570 | 99.01% | 19,755 | 99.09% |
Total population | 21,496 | 100% | 20,070 | 100% | 19,906 | 100% | 19,599 | 100% | 19,765 | 100% | 19,936 | 100% |
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses |
Notes
- ^ The orthography of the indigenous Comox language does not use capital letters.
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
- ^ "Regional Board". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Brindle, David (July 5, 2018). "Province approves Powell River Regional District name change: Area to be rebranded as qathet Regional District". Powell River Peak. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (June 4, 2019). "Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.