BC STATS: Census 96: BC Municipal and Regional District 1996 Census Results

CENSUS INDEX

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British Columbia Municipal and Regional District 1996 Census Results	For more information contact Angelo Cocco (250) 387-0335

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	Area Type	Census Population 1996	Boundary Adjusted Population 1991**	1991/1996 Growth Rate	Private Dwellings 1996	Land Area Square km 1996	Population/ Square km 1996

BRITISH COLUMBIA		3,724,500	3,282,061	13.5	1,433,533	892,676	4.2

Alberni-Clayoquot	RD	31,652	31,224	1.4	12,296	7,738.0	4.1
Port Alberni	C	18,468	18,523	-0.3	7,374	17.8	1,037.5
Tofino	DM	1,170	1,103	6.1	451	11.1	105.4
Ucluelet	VL	1,658	1,595	3.9	626	7.1	233.5
Subdivision A	SRD	7,904	7,586	4.2	3,036	2,202.0	3.6
Subdivision B	SRD	742	688	7.8	321	5,480.7	0.1
Indian Reserves	R	1,710	1,729	-1.1	488	19.6	87.2

Bulkley-Nechako	RD	41,642	38,343	8.6	14,292	72,101.0	0.6
Burns Lake	VL	1,793	1,686	6.3	677	7.5	239.1
Fort St. James	DM	2,046	2,058	-0.6	721	20.8	98.4
Fraser Lake	VL	1,344	1,302	3.2	506	3.8	353.7
Granisle	VL	446	803	-44.5	209	39.2	11.4
Houston	DM	3,934	3,628	8.4	1,420	74.2	53.0
Smithers	T	5,624	5,029	11.8	2,044	13.6	413.5
Telkwa	VL	1,194	961	24.2	375	5.4	221.1
Vanderhoof	DM	4,401	4,023	9.4	1,567	53.4	82.4
Subdivision A	SRD	6,891	6,346	8.6	2,353	34,618.9	0.2
Subdivision B	SRD	6,505	5,994	8.5	2,134	17,844.0	0.4
Subdivision C	SRD	4,015	3,710	8.2	1,385	19,334.4	0.2
Indian Reserves	R	3,449	2,803	23.0	901	86.0	40.1

Capital*	RD	317,989	299,550	6.2	136,365	2,317.0	137.2
Central Saanich	DM	14,611	13,684	6.8	5,454	42.6	343.0
Colwood	C	13,848	13,468	2.8	4,687	17.9	773.6
Esquimalt	DM	16,151	16,192	-0.3	7,374	6.7	2,410.6
Highlands	DM	1,423	1,094	30.1	495	38.2	37.3
Langford	DM	17,484	15,642	11.8	6,399	40.5	431.7
Metchosin	DM	4,709	4,232	11.3	1,526	69.7	67.6
North Saanich	DM	10,411	9,645	7.9	3,933	36.8	282.9
Oak Bay	DM	17,865	17,815	0.3	7,745	10.6	1,685.4
Saanich	DM	101,388	95,583	6.1	39,874	103.0	984.3
Sidney	T	10,701	10,082	6.1	5,009	5.0	2,140.2
Victoria	C	73,504	71,228	3.2	38,780	18.8	3,909.8
View Royal	T	6,441	5,996	7.4	2,595	15.4	418.2
Subdivision A	SRD	13,405	11,474	16.8	6,105	364.7	36.8
Subdivision B	SRD	603	463	30.2	226	72.6	8.3
Subdivision C	SRD	11,432	9,564	19.5	4,433	144.1	79.3
Subdivision D	SRD	207	174	19.0	109	1,315.9	0.2
Indian Reserves	R	3,806	3,214	18.4	1,621	14.9	255.4

Cariboo*	RD	66,475	61,059	8.9	24,188	69,169.0	1.0
100 Mile House	DM	1,850	1,866	-0.9	806	53.5	34.6
Quesnel	C	8,468	8,208	3.2	3,373	23.0	368.2
Williams Lake	C	10,472	10,395	0.7	3,875	23.5	445.6
Subdivision A	SRD	16,630	14,830	12.1	5,822	22,390.3	0.7
Subdivision B	SRD	25,167	21,468	17.2	9,061	19,173.4	1.3
Subdivision C	SRD	1,713	1,847	-7.3	677	27,245.2	0.1
Indian Reserves	R	2,175	2,445	-11.0	574	260.7	8.3

Central Coast	RD	3,921	3,482	12.6	1,340	25,122.0	0.2
Subdivision A	SRD	1,771	1,673	5.9	697	25,096.0	0.1
Indian Reserves	R	2,150	1,809	18.9	643	26.4	81.4

Central Kootenay	RD	58,099	51,073	13.8	23,497	23,237.0	2.5
Castlegar	C	7,027	6,579	6.8	2,803	16.2	433.8
Creston	T	4,816	4,207	14.5	2,133	7.7	625.5
Kaslo	VL	1,063	863	23.2	459	2.6	408.8
Nakusp	VL	1,736	1,661	4.5	735	7.4	234.6
Nelson	C	9,585	8,849	8.3	3,956	7.7	1,244.8
New Denver	VL	579	571	1.4	271	0.9	643.3
Salmo	VL	1,202	1,069	12.4	496	1.7	707.1
Silverton	VL	241	231	4.3	113	0.4	602.5
Slocan	VL	335	263	27.4	139	0.8	418.8
Subdivision A	SRD	8,031	6,877	16.8	3,112	6,278.5	1.3
Subdivision C	SRD	8,017	6,719	19.3	3,066	4,010.2	2.0
Subdivison B	SRD	15,354	13,078	17.4	6,175	12,895.1	1.2
Indian Reserve	R	113	106	6.6	39	7.7	14.7

Central Okanagan	RD	136,541	111,846	22.1	53,859	3,007.0	45.4
Kelowna	C	89,442	75,953	17.8	36,571	212.6	420.7
Lake Country	DM	9,007	7,622	18.2	3,295	121.6	74.1
Peachland	DM	4,524	3,459	30.8	1,857	16.0	282.8
Subdivision A	SRD	3,446	2,468	39.6	1,233	1,288.6	2.7
Subdivision B	SRD	22,901	17,770	28.9	8,054	1,357.8	16.9
Indian Reserves	R	7,221	4,574	57.9	2,849	10.2	707.9

Columbia-Shuswap	RD	48,116	41,665	15.5	19,038	30,180.0	1.6
Golden	T	3,968	3,721	6.6	1,503	10.8	367.4
Revelstoke	C	8,047	7,729	4.1	3,174	34.1	236.0
Salmon Arm	DM	14,664	12,115	21.0	5,724	152.5	96.2
Sicamous	DM	2,827	2,501	13.0	1,190	13.1	215.8
Subdivision A	SRD	3,305	3,124	5.8	1,248	14,116.5	0.2
Subdivision B	SRD	655	647	1.2	251	10,062.8	0.1
Subdivision C	SRD	13,857	11,017	25.8	5,650	5,716.6	2.4
Indian Reserves	R	793	811	-2.2	298	73.4	10.8

Comox-Strathcona*	RD	97,666	82,729	18.1	38,244	19,851.0	4.9
Campbell River	DM	28,851	25,259	14.2	11,036	129.5	222.8
Comox	T	11,069	9,477	16.8	4,309	14.5	763.4
Courtenay	C	17,335	11,698	48.2	7,200	15.5	1,118.4
Cumberland	VL	2,548	2,220	14.8	988	7.4	344.3
Gold River	VL	2,041	2,166	-5.8	766	12.3	165.9
Sayward	VL	440	406	8.4	165	4.8	91.7
Tahsis	VL	940	1,053	-10.7	372	5.1	184.3
Zeballos	VL	232	220	5.5	99	1.4	165.7
Subdivision A	SRD	3,556	3,130	13.6	1,562	9,384.2	0.4
Subdivision B	SRD	5,469	5,055	8.2	2,034	3,399.2	1.6
Subdivision C	SRD	23,746	20,916	13.5	9,280	1,698.6	14.0
Subdivison D	SRD	205	196	4.6	57	5,162.3	0.0
Indian Reserves	R	1,234	933	32.3	376	16.6	74.3

Cowichan Valley	RD	70,978	60,560	17.2	27,297	3,379.0	21.0
Duncan	C	4,583	4,301	6.6	2,148	1.9	2,412.1
Ladysmith	T	6,456	4,875	32.4	2,555	7.5	860.8
Lake Cowichan	VL	2,856	2,241	27.4	1,097	8.1	352.6
North Cowichan	DM	25,305	21,373	18.4	9,710	187.6	134.9
Subdivision A	SRD	3,190	2,836	12.5	1,286	2,234.7	1.4
Subdivision B	SRD	7,376	7,024	5.0	2,961	362.1	20.4
Subdivision C	SRD	14,137	11,598	21.9	5,337	377.0	37.5
Subdivison D	SRD	3,959	3,540	11.8	1,441	136.3	29.0
Indian Reserves	R	3,116	2,772	12.4	762	64.2	48.5

East Kootenay	RD	56,366	52,368	7.6	22,017	28,344.0	2.0
Cranbrook	C	18,131	16,447	10.2	6,998	17.2	1,054.1
Elkford	DM	2,729	2,846	-4.1	998	105.2	25.9
Fernie	C	4,877	5,012	-2.7	1,915	13.7	356.0
Invermere	DM	2,687	2,207	21.7	1,043	8.7	308.9
Kimberley	C	6,738	6,531	3.2	2,869	58.2	115.8
Radium Hot Springs	VL	530	395	34.2	217	5.7	93.0
Sparwood	DM	3,982	4,211	-5.4	1,591	173.1	23.0
Subdivision A	SRD	4,563	3,906	16.8	1,885	10,943.9	0.4
Subdivision B	SRD	7,957	6,914	15.1	2,929	9,242.2	0.9
Subdivision C	SRD	3,574	3,433	4.1	1,361	7,612.1	0.5
Indian Reserves	R	598	466	28.3	211	164.4	3.6

Fort Nelson-Liard	RD	5,856	5,038	16.2	1,908	82,561.0	0.1
Fort Nelson	T	4,401	3,804	15.7	1,496	9.2	478.4
Subdivision A	SRD	1,005	883	13.8	293	82,464.0	0.0
Indian Reserves	R	450	351	28.2	119	87.6	5.1

Fraser-Fort George	RD	98,974	90,739	9.1	34,951	51,197.0	1.9
Mackenzie	DM	5,997	5,796	3.5	1,943	192.4	31.2
McBride	VL	740	598	23.7	271	4.4	168.2
Prince George	C	75,150	69,653	7.9	26,849	315.9	237.9
Valemount	VL	1,303	1,128	15.5	498	4.0	325.8
Subdivision B	SRD	2,038	1,916	6.4	744	15,704.3	0.1
Subdivision A	SRD	13,622	11,526	18.2	4,601	34,969.1	0.4
Indian Reserves	R	124	122	1.6	45	6.8	18.2

Fraser Valley*	RD	222,397	186,163	19.5	79,173	13,991.0	15.9
Abbotsford	C	105,403	86,928	21.3	36,511	343.9	306.5
Chilliwack	DM	60,186	49,531	21.5	22,535	262.5	229.3
Harrison Hot Springs	VL	898	655	37.1	424	6.0	149.7
Hope	DM	6,247	5,728	9.1	2,538	39.4	158.6
Kent	DM	4,844	4,322	12.1	1,655	159.9	30.3
Mission	DM	30,519	26,202	16.5	10,053	224.6	135.9
Subdivision A	SRD	1,469	1,556	-5.6	611	5,347.4	0.3
Subdivision B	SRD	4,191	3,691	13.5	1,732	1,323.3	3.2
Subdivision C	SRD	246	211	16.6	88	3,572.1	0.1
Subdivision D	SRD	356	210	69.5	99	37.7	9.4
Subdivision E	SRD	3,637	3,716	-2.1	1,357	2,580.1	1.4
Indian Reserves	R	4,401	3,413	28.9	1,570	95.5	46.1

Greater Vancouver*	RD	1,831,665	1,602,590	14.3	697,429	2,821.0	649.3
Anmore	VL	961	741	29.7	304	7.8	123.2
Belcarra	VL	665	588	13.1	233	5.2	127.9
Burnaby	C	179,209	158,858	12.8	69,053	88.5	2,025.0
Coquitlam	C	101,820	84,021	21.2	35,819	123.4	825.1
Delta	DM	95,411	88,978	7.2	31,595	168.5	566.2
Langley	DM	80,179	66,040	21.4	26,664	303.1	264.5
Langley	C	22,523	19,765	14.0	9,346	10.2	2,208.1
Lions Bay	VL	1,347	1,328	1.4	490	2.3	585.7
Maple Ridge	DM	56,173	48,422	16.0	19,807	259.8	216.2
New Westminster	C	49,350	43,585	13.2	23,654	15.4	3,204.5
North Vancouver	DM	80,418	75,157	7.0	27,962	161.6	497.6
North Vancouver	C	41,475	38,436	7.9	19,568	10.8	3,840.3
Pitt Meadows	DM	13,436	11,235	19.6	4,733	85.6	157.0
Port Coquitlam	C	46,682	36,773	26.9	15,951	28.8	1,620.9
Port Moody	C	20,847	17,756	17.4	7,327	26.2	795.7
Richmond	C	148,867	126,624	17.6	51,212	124.2	1,198.6
Surrey	C	304,477	245,173	24.2	101,004	301.8	1,008.9
Univ. Endowment Area	SRD	6,833	4,534	50.7	2,797	14.1	484.6
Vancouver	C	514,008	471,844	8.9	221,251	113.1	4,544.7
West Vancouver	DM	40,882	38,783	5.4	16,084	89.1	458.8
White Rock	C	17,210	16,314	5.5	8,785	5.1	3,374.5
Subdivision A	SRD	3,066	2,413	27.1	1,176	862.8	3.6
Indian Reserves	R	5,826	5,222	11.6	2,614	13.6	428.4

Kitimat-Stikine	RD	43,618	41,535	5.0	14,687	91,909.0	0.5
Hazelton	VL	347	339	2.4	139	2.9	119.7
Kitimat	DM	11,136	11,305	-1.5	3,926	259.6	42.9
New Hazelton	DM	822	786	4.6	296	24.7	33.3
Stewart	DM	858	1,151	-25.5	312	488.7	1.8
Terrace	C	12,779	11,433	11.8	4,358	19.2	665.6
Subdivision A	SRD	341	574	-40.6	130	55,358.0	0.0
Subdivision B	SRD	2,098	2,244	-6.5	746	7,756.7	0.3
Subdivision C	SRD	7,818	7,173	9.0	2,774	10,295.7	0.8
Subdivision D	SRD	210	390	-46.2	72	17,595.6	0.0
Indian Reserves	R	7,209	6,140	17.4	1,934	107.6	67.0

Kootenay Boundary	RD	32,906	31,194	5.5	13,495	7,907.0	4.2
Fruitvale	VL	2,117	2,062	2.7	779	2.6	814.2
Grand Forks	C	3,994	3,585	11.4	1,703	10.4	384.0
Greenwood	C	784	725	8.1	341	2.5	313.6
Midway	VL	686	611	12.3	279	12.3	55.8
Montrose	VL	1,137	1,197	-5.0	402	1.3	874.6
Rossland	C	3,802	3,559	6.8	1,467	49.0	77.6
Trail	C	7,696	7,921	-2.8	3,533	18.7	411.6
Warfield	VL	1,788	1,814	-1.4	748	1.9	941.1
Subdivision A	SRD	3,968	3,750	5.8	1,466	1,016.5	3.9
Subdivision B	SRD	6,934	5,970	16.1	2,777	6,791.9	1.0

Mount Waddington*	RD	14,601	13,896	5.1	5,449	21,464.0	0.7
Alert Bay	VL	612	628	-2.5	262	1.7	360.0
Port Alice	VL	1,331	1,371	-2.9	546	7.4	179.9
Port Hardy	DM	5,283	5,082	4.0	1,961	40.4	130.8
Port McNeill	T	2,925	2,641	10.8	1,038	7.1	412.0
Subdivision A	SRD	1,052	1,039	1.3	432	13,689.6	0.1
Subdivision B	SRD	1,632	1,506	8.4	691	7,671.4	0.2
Indian Reserves	R	1,766	1,629	8.4	519	47.0	37.6

Nanaimo	RD	121,783	101,736	19.7	49,753	2,041.0	59.7
Nanaimo	C	70,130	60,129	16.6	28,172	88.2	795.1
Parksville	C	9,472	7,381	28.3	4,254	15.9	595.7
Qualicum Beach	T	6,728	5,137	31.0	3,008	11.1	606.1
Subdivision A	SRD	14,837	12,780	16.1	5,905	1,268.7	11.7
Subdivision B	SRD	19,930	15,619	27.6	8,203	653.8	30.5
Indian Reserves	R	686	690	-0.6	211	3.5	196.0

North Okanagan	RD	71,607	61,744	16.0	27,781	7,830.0	9.1
Armstrong	C	3,906	3,200	22.1	1,518	5.3	737.0
Coldstream	DM	8,975	7,999	12.2	3,100	72.1	124.5
Enderby	C	2,754	2,128	29.4	1,174	3.9	706.2
Lumby	VL	1,689	1,265	33.5	633	5.1	331.2
Spallumcheen	DM	5,322	4,717	12.8	1,851	264.4	20.1
Vernon	C	31,817	27,722	14.8	13,326	75.1	423.7
Subdivision A	SRD	3,997	3,318	20.5	1,444	2,085.6	1.9
Subdivision B	SRD	11,017	9,880	11.5	3,814	5,205.4	2.1
Indian Reserves	R	2,130	1,515	40.6	921	113.7	18.7

Okanagan-Similkameen*	RD	75,933	66,701	13.8	32,426	10,411.0	7.3
Keremeos	VL	1,167	933	25.1	557	2.1	555.7
Oliver	T	4,285	3,743	14.5	1,852	5.0	857.0
Osoyoos	T	4,021	3,557	13.0	1,864	9.1	441.9
Penticton	C	30,987	27,258	13.7	13,722	40.8	759.5
Princeton	T	2,826	2,839	-0.5	1,256	9.7	291.3
Summerland	DM	10,584	9,253	14.4	4,304	68.9	153.6
Subdivision A	SRD	9,216	7,657	20.4	3,596	2,042.7	4.5
Subdivision B	SRD	9,051	8,094	11.8	3,641	3,086.7	2.9
Subdivision C	SRD	2,053	1,729	18.7	838	4,795.6	0.4
Indian Reserves	R	1,743	1,638	6.4	796	350.1	5.0

Peace River	RD	56,477	53,317	5.9	19,814	109,541.0	0.5
Chetwynd	DM	2,980	2,843	4.8	1,077	15.3	194.8
Dawson Creek	C	11,125	10,981	1.3	4,350	20.3	548.0
Fort St. John	C	15,021	14,156	6.1	5,508	21.7	692.2
Hudson's Hope	DM	1,122	985	13.9	425	949.4	1.2
Pouce Coupe	VL	894	832	7.5	270	2.1	425.7
Taylor	DM	1,031	821	25.6	350	16.1	64.0
Tumbler Ridge	DM	3,775	4,650	-18.8	1,273	1,545.0	2.4
Subdivision B	SRD	10,292	8,820	16.7	3,227	77,879.8	0.1
Subdivision C	SRD	9,305	8,429	10.4	3,104	28,977.9	0.3
Indian Reserves	R	932	800	16.5	230	113.2	8.2

Powell River	RD	19,936	18,477	7.9	8,195	5,101.0	3.9
Powell River	DM	13,131	12,9	1.1	5,345	29.1	451.2
Sechelt (Part)	IGD	33	25	32.0	15	0.2	165.0
Subdivision A	SRD	6,207	5,461	13.7	2,608	5,054.6	1.2
Indian Reserves	R	565	0	-	227	17.1	33.0

Skeena-Queen Charlotte	RD	24,795	24,287	2.1	8,801	20,028.0	1.2
Masset	VL	1,293	1,476	-12.4	483	20.0	64.7
Port Clements	VL	558	483	15.5	219	11.4	48.9
Port Edward	DM	700	739	-5.3	237	167.2	4.2
Prince Rupert	C	16,714	16,620	0.6	5,905	53.6	311.8
Subdivision A	SRD	158	186	-15.1	73	8,967.6	0.0
Subdivision B	SRD	2,360	2,256	4.6	995	10,650.4	0.2
Indian Reserves	R	3,012	2,527	19.2	889	157.9	19.1

Squamish-Lillooet*	RD	29,401	23,421	25.5	11,209	16,534.0	1.8
Lillooet	VL	1,988	1,782	11.6	787	4.0	497.0
Pemberton	VL	855	502	70.3	329	4.1	208.5
Squamish	DM	13,994	11,709	19.5	4,935	100.9	138.7
Whistler	DM	7,172	4,459	60.8	3,160	163.6	43.8
Subdivision A	SRD	1,684	1,640	2.7	665	7,444.1	0.2
Subdivision B	SRD	2,191	1,864	17.5	854	8,667.6	0.3
Indian Reserves	R	1,517	1,465	3.5	479	150.1	10.1

Stikine Region		1,391	2,153	-35.4	571	116,144.0	0.0
Subdivision A	SRD	1,001	1,878	-46.7	433	116,128.6	0.0
Indian Reserves/Settlements	R & SE	390	275	41.8	138	15.1	25.8

Sunshine Coast	RD	24,914	20,785	19.9	10,534	3,879.0	6.4
Gibsons	T	3,732	3,140	18.9	1,680	4.2	888.6
Sechelt	DM	7,343	6,123	19.9	3,151	39.3	186.8
Sechelt (Part)	IGD	736	703	4.7	295	10.8	68.1
Subdivision A	SRD	13,075	10,817	20.9	5,392	3,824.6	3.4
Indian Reserves	R	28	2	-	16	0.3	93.3

Thompson-Nicola	RD	118,801	104,386	13.8	44,924	44,872.0	2.6
Ashcroft	VL	1,858	1,714	8.4	760	7.7	241.3
Cache Creek	VL	1,115	1,007	10.7	452	8.4	132.7
Chase	VL	2,460	2,083	18.1	1,048	2.7	911.1
Clinton	VL	729	662	10.1	315	1.3	560.8
Kamloops	C	76,394	67,057	13.9	28,795	296.1	258.0
Logan Lake	DM	2,492	2,379	4.7	991	323.6	7.7
Lytton	VL	322	337	-4.5	137	6.1	52.8
Merritt	C	7,631	6,898	10.6	2,812	23.7	322.0
Subdivision A	SRD	8,591	7,641	12.4	3,164	18,604.4	0.5
Subdivision B	SRD	4,668	3,864	20.8	1,810	4,602.6	1.0
Subdivision C	SRD	2,469	2,198	12.3	924	6,135.2	0.4
Subdivision D	SRD	2,595	2,186	18.7	1,074	12,355.1	0.2
Subdivision E	SRD	2,849	2,545	11.9	1,073	1,879.0	1.5
Indian Reserves	R	4,628	3,815	21.3	1,569	626.1	7.4

* Region contains incompletely enumerated Indian Reserves.
** 1991 Census population counts are adjusted as necessary to enable direct comparisons between 1991 and 1996.

Area Type

C	City	SE	Indian Settlement
DM	District Municipality	SRD	Subdivision of Regional District
IGD	Indian Government District	T	Town
R	Indian Reserve	VL	Village