Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
Squamish-Lillooet | |
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Squamish-Lillooet Regional District | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Administrative office location | Pemberton |
Government | |
• Type | Regional district |
• Body | Board of Directors |
• Chair | Jen Ford (Whistler) |
• Vice Chair | Vivian Birch-Jones(D) |
• Electoral Areas |
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Area | |
• Land | 16,311.62 km2 (6,297.95 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 50,496 |
• Density | 2.62/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
Website | Official website |
The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District is a quasi-municipal administrative area in
The southern end of the regional district comprises the northern part of the traditional territory of the
Demographics
As a
Panethnic group |
2021[2] | 2016[5] | 2011[6] | 2006[7] | 2001[8] | 1996[9] | ||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
European[a] | 38,755 | 78.11% | 32,070 | 77.12% | 28,815 | 77.52% | 27,755 | 79.01% | 26,025 | 79.04% | 24,880 | 84.87% |
Indigenous | 4,990 | 10.06% | 5,060 | 12.17% | 4,680 | 12.59% | 4,085 | 11.63% | 3,690 | 11.21% | 2,430 | 8.29% |
South Asian | 1,725 | 3.48% | 1,495 | 3.6% | 1,240 | 3.34% | 1,725 | 4.91% | 1,845 | 5.6% | 1,240 | 4.23% |
East Asian[b] | 1,525 | 3.07% | 1,205 | 2.9% | 925 | 2.49% | 775 | 2.21% | 760 | 2.31% | 395 | 1.35% |
Southeast Asian[c] | 1,295 | 2.61% | 1,155 | 2.78% | 900 | 2.42% | 440 | 1.25% | 240 | 0.73% | 150 | 0.51% |
Latin American | 530 | 1.07% | 250 | 0.6% | 185 | 0.5% | 135 | 0.38% | 95 | 0.29% | 80 | 0.27% |
African
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350 | 0.71% | 180 | 0.43% | 250 | 0.67% | 65 | 0.19% | 135 | 0.41% | 95 | 0.32% |
Middle Eastern[d] | 250 | 0.5% | 70 | 0.17% | 20 | 0.05% | 85 | 0.24% | 25 | 0.08% | 25 | 0.09% |
Other[e] | 205 | 0.41% | 100 | 0.24% | 150 | 0.4% | 65 | 0.19% | 100 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% |
Total responses | 49,615 | 98.26% | 41,585 | 97.47% | 37,170 | 97.37% | 35,130 | 99.73% | 32,925 | 99.74% | 29,315 | 99.71% |
Total population | 50,496 | 100% | 42,665 | 100% | 38,173 | 100% | 35,225 | 100% | 33,011 | 100% | 29,401 | 100% |
- Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Communities
Incorporated municipalities
Municipality | Government Type | Population | Growth 2011-16 |
Squamish | district municipality | 19,512 | 13.7% |
Whistler | resort municipality | 11,854 | 20.7% |
Pemberton | village | 2,574 | 5.8% |
Lillooet
|
district municipality | 2,275 | -2.0% |
Electoral Areas
Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area A, British Columbia
Electoral Area A comprises the basin of the
Population as of 2016 Canadian Census: 186
Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area B, British Columbia
Electoral Area B comprises the basin of the Bridge River below its confluence with the Yalakom River at
Population as of 2016 Canadian census: 363
Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area C, British Columbia
Electoral Area C comprises the Pemberton and Gates Valleys and the valley of the Green River north of Whistler. Communities include Pemberton Meadows, Mount Currie, Owl Creek, Birken, Devine, D'Arcy, and McGillivray (formerly McGillivray Falls).
Population as of 2016 Canadian Census: 1663
Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area D, British Columbia
Electoral Area D comprises the valleys of the
Population as of 2016 Canada Census: 1057
Notes
- ^ 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
- Notes
- ^ "Regional District Board". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 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 22, 2023.
- Sources
- Community Profile: Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
- "Squamish-Lillooet Regional District". BC Geographical Names.
External links
- Media related to Squamish-Lillooet Regional District at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website