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Name/Area Type 1976+ 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981+ 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986+
100 Mile House VL 1,627 1,677 1,673 1,635 1,704 1,976 1,979 1,998 1,957 1,858 1,750
Abbotsford DM 9,767 10,174 10,602 10,896 11,905 13,107 13,622 13,735 14,292 14,581 15,032
Alert Bay VL 620 642 688 625 633 642 676 690 707 712 701
Armstrong C 2,312 2,374 2,406 2,437 2,509 2,743 2,779 2,799 2,777 2,787 2,790
Ashcroft VL 2,080 2,028 1,969 1,948 2,078 2,211 2,231 2,120 2,136 2,029 1,975
Belcarra VL * -- -- -- -- -- 445 469 480 497 558 573
Burnaby DM 135,631 135,187 135,378 138,767 140,236 141,063 142,217 144,235 147,491 149,642 152,084
Burns Lake VL 1,470 1,484 1,555 1,671 1,753 1,826 1,800 1,870 1,803 1,806 1,786
Cache Creek VL 1,078 1,144 1,183 1,236 1,263 1,344 1,346 1,331 1,257 1,209 1,188
Campbell River DM * 12,377 12,806 13,430 14,472 15,105 16,261 16,792 16,813 17,029 17,324 17,588
Castlegar C 6,399 6,570 6,632 6,718 6,920 7,076 7,035 6,962 6,840 6,731 6,596
Central Saanich DM 7,582 7,697 8,670 9,192 9,618 10,118 10,545 11,043 11,264 11,651 11,841
Chase VL 1,455 1,545 1,618 1,650 1,743 1,817 1,956 2,041 1,995 1,996 1,995
Chetwynd T 1,525 1,581 1,669 1,902 2,087 2,629 2,693 2,957 2,919 2,988 2,880
Chilliwack DM 37,921 38,636 39,432 39,071 40,260 41,650 41,981 42,052 42,264 42,167 42,773
Clinton VL * 827 804 841 806 813 824 867 860 809 798 781
Coldstream DM 5,117 5,444 5,694 5,834 6,126 6,612 6,815 7,131 7,193 7,214 7,101
Comox T 5,481 5,871 6,041 6,310 6,518 6,764 6,767 6,758 6,797 6,821 7,093
Coquitlam DM 57,081 57,068 57,502 57,998 60,924 63,064 63,522 66,044 68,990 70,702 72,339
Courtenay C * 7,917 8,243 8,369 8,516 8,664 9,225 9,692 9,752 9,889 9,905 9,974
Cranbrook C 13,853 14,347 14,993 15,718 16,037 16,347 16,748 16,762 16,863 16,691 16,465
Creston T 3,626 3,665 3,832 3,988 4,175 4,275 4,285 4,259 4,189 4,183 4,227
Cumberland VL * 1,735 1,856 1,934 1,947 1,987 1,992 1,977 1,993 2,028 1,970 1,912
Dawson Creek C 10,780 10,625 10,369 10,533 11,513 11,684 11,739 11,639 11,342 11,198 10,921
Delta DM 66,113 67,236 68,890 71,643 74,765 76,644 78,137 79,601 80,202 81,061 82,405
Duncan C 4,205 4,829 4,724 4,540 4,432 4,337 4,366 4,432 4,300 4,194 4,186
Elkford DM 1,925 2,105 2,334 2,651 3,013 3,225 3,594 3,874 3,605 3,388 3,297
Enderby C 1,522 1,659 1,698 1,761 1,787 1,866 1,921 1,850 1,820 1,780 1,783
Esquimalt DM 15,447 16,032 15,965 16,324 16,425 16,319 16,414 16,494 16,539 16,552 16,619
Fernie C 4,717 4,852 4,938 5,057 5,204 5,584 5,995 5,784 5,570 5,487 5,359
Fort Nelson VL 2,994 2,921 3,032 3,374 3,890 3,836 3,916 3,873 3,900 3,852 3,866
Fort St. James VL 2,168 2,189 2,272 2,306 2,311 2,348 2,284 2,262 2,172 2,139 2,054
Fort St. John C 9,195 9,234 9,815 10,787 12,002 14,337 14,536 14,623 14,203 13,839 13,875
Fraser Lake VL 1,469 1,521 1,576 1,537 1,507 1,588 1,628 1,563 1,423 1,343 1,225
Fruitvale VL 1,519 1,529 1,627 1,734 1,812 1,955 1,969 1,945 1,982 2,004 1,998
Gibsons T * 2,140 2,140 2,206 2,350 2,557 2,682 2,748 2,767 2,761 2,765 2,803
Gold River VL 1,996 2,074 2,169 2,225 2,266 2,287 2,211 2,117 2,059 2,002 1,943
Golden T 3,363 3,357 3,359 3,378 3,578 3,569 3,559 3,485 3,540 3,686 3,713
Grand Forks C 3,165 3,211 3,227 3,304 3,368 3,567 3,617 3,627 3,599 3,496 3,392
Granisle VL 1,245 1,333 1,360 1,357 1,455 1,475 1,597 1,068 721 527 670
Greenwood C 952 922 911 891 891 876 892 890 899 821 791
Harrison Hot Springs VL 588 548 573 582 564 585 619 617 663 655 675
Hazelton VL 381 363 362 383 387 403 430 440 435 437 451
Hope T 3,030 3,056 3,040 3,070 3,103 3,284 3,393 3,263 3,283 3,323 3,153
Houston DM 2,744 2,707 2,918 3,092 3,341 4,037 4,012 3,983 4,072 4,121 4,049
Hudson Hope DM 1,362 1,645 1,718 1,669 1,563 1,397 1,261 1,322 1,293 1,222 1,196
Invermere DM 1,221 1,360 1,426 1,596 1,796 2,018 2,071 2,098 2,098 2,066 2,063
Kamloops C 59,766 61,067 61,683 62,253 64,152 65,766 66,089 65,528 65,228 64,470 63,923
Kaslo VL 773 821 820 822 828 874 924 909 955 928 884
Kelowna C 53,190 53,702 54,236 55,308 58,183 60,679 61,190 61,906 62,639 62,586 63,369
Kent DM 3,001 3,149 3,166 3,213 3,234 3,489 3,635 3,743 3,721 3,767 3,884
Keremeos VL 717 721 747 794 797 846 880 872 826 864 864
Kimberley C 7,270 7,226 7,118 7,155 7,340 7,547 7,595 7,364 7,279 7,159 6,941
Kitimat DM 12,293 11,963 12,333 12,360 12,636 13,205 13,422 12,886 12,423 12,194 11,633
Ladysmith T 4,098 4,301 4,378 4,405 4,536 4,666 4,741 4,658 4,632 4,607 4,538
Lake Cowichan VL * 2,425 2,330 2,372 2,338 2,542 2,450 2,525 2,522 2,380 2,273 2,241
Langley C 10,402 12,119 13,620 14,427 15,306 15,533 15,848 16,066 16,517 17,044 17,154
Langley DM 37,555 39,098 40,735 41,789 43,436 45,740 47,154 48,979 51,302 53,096 55,184
Lillooet VL 1,652 1,703 1,681 1,734 1,743 1,768 1,776 1,769 1,771 1,773 1,821
Lions Bay VL 811 918 1,011 1,018 1,092 1,112 1,144 1,162 1,179 1,228 1,199
Logan Lake DM 1,425 1,424 1,428 1,424 1,462 2,711 2,962 2,892 2,968 2,452 2,066
Lumby VL 1,107 1,131 1,123 1,187 1,223 1,298 1,330 1,310 1,275 1,241 1,222
Lytton VL 480 471 467 460 443 439 425 419 409 390 382
Mackenzie DM 5,490 5,540 5,555 5,893 5,943 6,066 6,076 6,080 5,930 5,809 5,743
Maple Ridge DM 30,204 30,775 31,155 31,949 32,577 33,084 33,499 33,925 34,564 35,561 37,314
Masset VL 1,607 1,638 1,615 1,621 1,624 1,617 1,605 1,565 1,547 1,586 1,592
Matsqui DM 31,990 33,533 36,089 37,854 40,430 43,139 45,941 48,292 50,154 51,847 53,337
McBride VL 634 672 641 672 648 657 655 656 687 655 612
Merritt C 5,828 6,066 6,216 6,214 6,131 6,278 6,284 6,316 6,222 6,237 6,412
Midway VL 602 622 640 680 650 648 652 675 683 669 662
Mission DM 15,371 17,052 17,804 18,521 19,441 20,571 20,752 20,992 21,596 22,142 22,742
Montrose VL 1,224 1,196 1,198 1,189 1,202 1,260 1,229 1,263 1,245 1,259 1,222
Nakusp VL 1,451 1,489 1,532 1,490 1,505 1,531 1,537 1,518 1,501 1,490 1,456
Nanaimo C 41,294 41,361 41,070 40,361 41,240 48,268 50,123 50,000 50,463 50,383 50,691
Nelson C 9,572 9,689 9,673 9,360 9,589 9,513 9,481 9,596 9,194 8,823 8,612
New Denver VL 683 662 635 654 620 657 696 711 706 676 615
New Hazelton DM * -- -- -- -- -- 733 769 760 745 802 826
New Westminster C 39,459 38,729 38,635 38,705 39,361 39,692 39,375 39,662 40,574 41,519 41,664
North Cowichan DM 16,335 16,040 16,747 17,049 17,602 18,665 19,084 19,058 19,277 19,153 19,300
North Saanich DM 4,804 4,931 5,083 5,363 5,722 6,255 6,479 6,659 6,961 7,158 7,478
North Vancouver C 32,989 33,317 33,678 34,409 35,034 35,189 35,436 35,833 36,355 36,623 37,503
North Vancouver DM 65,531 65,595 65,560 66,323 67,496 67,367 67,667 67,675 68,384 69,748 71,126
Oak Bay DM 18,023 17,708 17,554 17,479 17,492 17,351 17,265 17,310 17,185 17,364 17,619
Oliver VL * 1,674 1,736 1,723 1,738 1,805 1,932 1,956 2,018 2,000 1,987 2,028
Osoyoos T * 2,143 2,250 2,278 2,352 2,706 2,797 2,870 2,977 3,057 3,123 3,047
Parksville T * 3,254 3,697 4,088 4,496 4,909 5,331 5,608 5,726 5,835 5,917 6,010
Peachland DM 2,337 2,478 2,525 2,548 2,677 2,926 3,092 3,092 3,101 3,068 3,076
Pemberton VL 260 364 339 318 308 290 307 327 345 347 360
Penticton C * 21,837 21,900 21,758 22,061 22,585 23,728 24,124 24,373 24,697 24,215 24,380
Pitt Meadows DM 4,810 5,138 5,432 5,716 6,144 6,367 6,559 7,807 8,086 8,231 8,273
Port Alberni C * 20,056 19,959 20,088 19,835 20,039 20,394 20,244 19,934 19,599 19,286 18,838
Port Alice VL 1,538 1,532 1,590 1,600 1,645 1,716 1,611 1,551 1,519 1,536 1,436
Port Clements VL * 421 438 422 403 367 391 430 463 503 519 560
Port Coquitlam C 24,562 25,522 25,951 26,725 27,901 28,312 28,438 29,162 29,573 29,880 30,223
Port Edward VL 1,220 1,207 1,178 1,139 1,040 1,018 994 942 932 837 731
Port Hardy DM 3,780 3,754 4,093 4,446 4,829 5,252 5,710 5,799 5,904 5,644 5,627
Port McNeil T 1,521 1,610 1,897 2,207 2,392 2,546 2,595 2,567 2,629 2,657 2,652
Port Moody C 11,954 11,966 12,700 13,795 14,550 15,339 15,445 15,457 16,071 15,987 16,342
Pouce Coupe VL 793 812 802 849 840 842 834 865 851 855 841
Powell River DM 14,004 13,702 13,461 13,499 13,558 13,747 13,725 13,433 13,331 13,095 12,849
Prince George C 61,509 65,659 66,886 67,989 68,413 69,457 70,682 70,278 70,743 70,471 70,056
Prince Rupert C 15,135 15,159 15,345 15,619 16,161 16,652 16,888 17,017 17,056 16,681 16,318
Princeton T 3,208 3,198 3,252 3,204 3,184 3,127 3,174 3,076 3,023 3,032 3,009
Qualicum Beach T 1,759 1,863 1,957 2,158 2,393 2,902 3,145 3,235 3,415 3,447 3,512
Quesnel C * 7,828 7,927 8,031 8,049 8,425 8,466 8,928 8,816 8,850 8,879 8,650
Revelstoke C * 4,727 4,786 5,147 5,505 5,711 5,694 8,467 8,507 8,541 8,575 8,563
Richmond DM 82,496 85,081 88,953 91,606 96,624 99,261 101,548 104,230 107,208 110,408 113,270
Rossland C 3,806 3,763 3,785 3,816 3,842 4,072 4,006 3,945 3,866 3,706 3,587
Saanich DM 75,191 75,892 76,281 77,163 79,135 80,794 81,590 82,075 83,639 84,538 86,049
Salmo VL 1,114 1,176 1,188 1,201 1,179 1,197 1,201 1,210 1,121 1,075 1,046
Salmon Arm DM 9,605 9,811 10,018 10,256 10,360 11,036 11,595 11,734 11,740 11,685 11,567
Sayward VL 392 425 410 411 483 494 496 459 470 468 430
Sechelt DM 848 875 931 965 1,059 1,130 1,195 1,216 1,257 1,264 1,277
Sidney T 6,881 6,721 6,689 6,825 7,626 8,126 8,322 8,617 8,984 9,164 9,267
Silverton VL 258 235 248 265 287 286 288 273 265 260 241
Slocan VL 360 395 379 340 354 359 337 347 339 334 305
Smithers T 3,879 4,027 4,024 4,210 4,408 4,697 4,936 4,967 5,038 5,007 4,883
Spallumcheen DM 3,456 3,602 3,726 3,915 4,105 4,314 4,563 4,531 4,500 4,457 4,448
Sparwood DM 4,158 4,222 4,244 4,017 4,075 4,270 4,843 4,908 4,805 4,774 4,692
Squamish DM 8,603 9,448 9,733 9,824 10,161 10,562 10,706 10,469 10,527 10,350 10,533
Stewart DM 1,418 1,359 1,321 925 1,321 1,499 1,837 1,816 1,530 927 889
Summerland DM * 6,863 6,832 6,762 6,949 7,222 7,633 7,819 7,875 7,913 7,942 7,995
Surrey DM 119,683 123,877 129,427 134,836 143,912 151,371 158,101 165,864 174,177 180,664 188,375
Tahsis VL 1,718 1,687 1,753 1,774 1,779 1,797 1,814 1,771 1,710 1,666 1,504
Taylor VL 664 664 673 809 924 994 941 864 803 738 736
Telkwa VL 708 779 791 808 806 861 893 867 887 899 892
Terrace DM 10,513 10,267 10,136 10,366 10,853 11,211 11,433 11,284 11,254 11,092 10,902
Tofino VL * 628 625 623 656 728 725 715 680 1,013 996 973
Trail C 10,208 10,119 9,982 9,817 9,844 9,842 9,511 8,977 8,783 8,583 8,218
Ucluelet VL 1,211 1,263 1,377 1,452 1,519 1,640 1,624 1,596 1,609 1,553 1,569
Valemount VL 899 941 994 1,008 1,103 1,160 1,245 1,233 1,271 1,248 1,202
Vancouver C 423,332 419,089 419,787 422,923 429,153 429,446 434,070 436,742 441,903 448,445 454,098
Vanderhoof VL * 2,045 2,061 2,100 2,196 2,351 2,393 2,453 3,603 3,657 3,651 3,632
Vernon C * 17,984 18,251 19,100 19,826 20,014 20,500 20,815 20,752 21,152 21,201 20,965
Victoria C 64,183 64,177 66,029 66,164 66,428 66,149 66,089 66,884 67,519 68,245 68,974
Warfield VL 2,002 1,924 1,978 2,061 1,970 2,019 2,009 1,989 1,963 1,958 1,902
West Vancouver DM 36,725 36,042 35,939 36,192 36,684 36,796 36,818 37,062 37,286 37,600 37,854
Whistler DM * 595 624 787 942 1,116 1,471 1,518 1,623 1,740 1,903 2,178
White Rock C 12,771 12,868 13,349 13,499 13,911 13,842 13,873 14,055 14,254 14,679 14,872
Williams Lake C * 6,358 6,651 7,424 7,772 8,334 8,591 9,872 10,648 10,699 10,563 10,635
Zeballos VL 346 324 344 369 357 337 290 240 247 200 201
Total Incorporated Muns. 2,114,009 2,139,804 2,176,846 2,218,363 2,286,457 2,350,679 2,393,140 2,422,661 2,458,734 2,484,369 2,515,304
Total British Columbia 2,533,791 2,569,702 2,613,998 2,662,990 2,743,224 2,823,933 2,872,920 2,905,476 2,945,635 2,974,277 3,004,104
Source: Population Section, BC Stats
Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services
Notes:
All Figures correspond to municipal boundaries as of July of the year stated.
All figures are as of July 1st of the year stated.
C = City, T = Town, VL = Village, DM = District Municipality (Area Type as of 1986).
+ 1976, 1981 and 1986 Census year figures include an estimate of net census undercount
and Non-Permanent Residents.
* Denotes a boundary change between 1981 and 1986 where population was involved.
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