Census Data:

What's the difference between Census population and Estimates?

Who gets counted as a resident of Canada?

What is Census population undercount? (pdf document)

Municipalities: 1921-2006 (Census unadjusted total population only)

Regional Districts: 1941-1986 (Census unadjusted total population only) (pdf document)

2006 Census Population Counts and Census Profiles

2001 Census Population Counts and Census Profiles

1996 Census Population Counts and Census Profiles

1991 Census Profiles

Note: Population total and age/sex estimates to 2006 have been revised to align with 2006 Census population counts. Census counts have been adjusted temporarily using the 2001 estimate of net census undercount. Estimates will be revised further when 2006 estimates of net undercount are made available by Statistics Canada in the fall of 2008.

Population Estimates - Total Populations Only:

British Columbia:

British Columbia: Quarterly Population 1951-2008 (Most Current Total Population)

British Columbia: 1867-2007 (July 1st Total population only)

Municipalities (i.e., cities, towns, etc.) and Regional Districts:

Municipal Population Estimates: Highlights 2007 (PDF 324k)

Map of Regional District Population Change (PDF 155k)

Municipalities only, sorted alphabetically by name:

1976-1986 1986-1996 1996-2007

Municipalities only, sorted by size:

1996-2007

Municipalities and Regional Districts:

1976-1986 1986-1996 1996-2007

Census Metropolitan Areas/Census Agglomerations:

2001-2007

Population Estimates - With Age/Sex Detail:

Population Estimates for B.C., Canada and Other Provinces/Territories:

British Columbia, Other Provincial and Territorial Populations: 1971-2007
(Age and Sex, July 1)

Canada: 1956-1971 (Age and Sex, July 1)

British Columbia Health Regions (Health Authorities, Local Health Areas, etc.)

British Columbia Regional Districts and Development Regions

British Columbia School Districts & College Regions

To take a look at maps of these boundaries please follow this link to our map pages.