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Name19211931194119511956 19611966197119761981 19861991199620012006
100 Mile House -- -- -- -- -- -- 829 1,120 1,584 1,925 1,692 1,866 1,850 1,739 1,885
Abbotsford -- 510 562 785 830 888 792 706 9,507 12,745 14,496 18,864 105,403 115,463 123,864
Aennofield [1] -- -- -- -- -- -- 989 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Alberni [2] 540 702 1,807 3,323 3,947 4,616 4,783 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Alert Bay -- -- -- 638 695 825 795 760 605 626 679 628 612 583 556
Anmore -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 741 961 1,344 1,785
Armstrong 983 989 977 1,126 1,197 1,288 1,426 1,648 2,260 2,683 2,706 3,200 3,906 4,256 4,241
Ashcroft -- -- -- -- 805 868 1,154 1,916 2,032 2,156 1,914 1,714 1,858 1,788 1,664
Belcarra -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 430 549 586 665 682 676
Bowen Island -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,957 3,362
Burnaby 12,883 25,564 30,328 58,376 83,745 100,157 112,036 125,660 131,599 136,494 145,161 158,858 179,209 193,954 202,799
Burns Lake -- 202 218 801 1,016 1,041 1,290 1,259 1,433 1,777 1,723 1,682 1,793 1,942 2,107
Cache Creek -- -- -- -- -- 386 674 1,013 1,050 1,308 1,147 1,007 1,115 1,056 1,037
Campbell River -- -- -- 1,986 3,069 3,737 7,825 10,000 12,072 15,832 16,986 21,175 28,851 28,456 29,572
Canal Flats -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 700
Castlegar -- -- -- 1,329 1,705 2,253 3,440 3,072 6,255 6,902 6,385 6,579 7,027 7,002 7,259
Central Saanich -- -- -- 2,069 2,477 2,952 3,640 5,136 7,413 9,890 11,475 13,684 14,611 15,348 15,745
Chapman Camp [3] -- -- 513 588 567 649 664 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Chase -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,212 1,425 1,777 1,933 2,083 2,460 2,460 2,409
Chetwynd -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,368 1,260 1,487 2,553 2,774 2,843 2,980 2,591 2,633
Chilliwack 1,767 2,461 3,675 5,663 7,297 8,259 8,681 9,135 8,634 40,642 41,337 49,531 60,186 62,927 69,217
Chilliwhack [4] 3,161 5,802 7,787 13,677 16,350 18,296 20,070 23,739 28,421 -- -- -- -- -- --
Clinton -- -- -- -- -- -- 983 905 808 804 754 662 729 621 578
Coldstream 711 867 867 1,402 1,613 2,161 2,660 3,602 4,995 6,450 6,872 7,999 8,975 9,106 9,471
Colwood -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11,546 13,468 13,848 13,745 14,687
Comox -- -- -- 714 1,151 1,756 2,671 3,980 5,359 6,607 6,873 8,253 11,069 11,172 12,136
Coquitlam 2,374 4,871 7,949 15,697 20,800 29,053 40,916 53,073 55,464 61,077 69,291 84,021 101,820 112,890 114,565
Courtenay 810 1,219 1,737 2,553 3,025 3,485 4,913 7,152 7,733 8,992 9,631 11,652 17,335 18,304 21,940
Cranberry Lake [5] -- -- -- 1,350 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Cranbrook 2,725 3,067 2,568 3,621 4,562 5,549 7,849 12,000 13,510 15,915 15,893 16,447 18,131 18,476 18,267
Creston -- 695 1,153 1,626 1,844 2,460 2,920 3,204 3,552 4,190 4,098 4,205 4,816 4,795 4,826
Cumberland 1,179 907 885 971 1,039 1,303 1,277 1,718 1,697 1,947 1,853 2,220 2,548 2,618 2,762
Dawson Creek -- -- 518 3,589 7,531 10,946 12,392 11,885 10,528 11,373 10,544 10,981 11,125 10,754 10,994
Delta 2,839 3,709 4,287 6,701 8,752 14,597 20,664 45,860 64,492 74,692 79,610 88,978 95,411 96,950 96,723
Dufferin [6] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 762 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Duncan 1,178 1,843 2,189 2,784 3,247 3,726 4,299 4,388 4,106 4,228 4,039 4,301 4,583 4,699 4,986
Elkford 1,873 3,126 3,187 2,846 2,729 2,589 2,463
Enderby 783 555 538 877 965 1,075 1,114 1,158 1,482 1,816 1,714 2,128 2,754 2,818 2,828
Esquimalt 3,458 3,274 3,737 10,153 10,384 12,048 12,891 12,922 15,053 15,870 15,972 16,192 16,151 16,127 16,840
Fernie 2,802 2,732 2,545 2,551 2,808 2,661 2,715 4,422 4,608 5,444 5,188 5,012 4,877 4,611 4,217
Fort Nelson -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,289 2,916 3,724 3,729 3,804 4,401 4,188 4,514
Fort St. James -- -- -- -- 615 1,081 1,213 1,483 2,110 2,284 1,983 2,058 2,046 1,927 1,355
Fort St. John -- -- -- 884 1,908 3,619 6,749 8,264 8,947 13,891 13,355 14,156 15,021 16,034 17,402
Fraser Lake -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,292 1,430 1,543 1,182 1,302 1,344 1,268 1,113
Fraser Mills [7] 600 616 552 369 216 165 164 157 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fruitvale -- -- -- -- 870 1,032 1,203 1,379 1,481 1,904 1,932 2,062 2,117 2,025 1,952
Gibsons -- 131 262 722 990 1,091 1,450 1,934 2,074 2,594 2,675 3,138 3,732 3,906 4,182
Glenmore [8] 263 303 404 1,119 1,287 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Gold River -- -- -- -- -- -- 598 1,896 1,942 2,225 1,879 2,166 2,041 1,359 1,362
Golden -- -- -- -- -- 1,776 2,590 3,010 3,282 3,476 3,584 3,721 3,968 4,020 3,811
Grand Forks 1,469 1,298 1,259 1,646 1,995 2,347 2,556 3,173 3,096 3,486 3,282 3,610 3,994 4,054 4,036
Granisle -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,210 1,430 646 803 446 353 364
Greenwood 371 171 363 809 815 932 911 868 931 856 767 725 784 666 625
Guisachan [9] -- -- -- -- -- 171 365 636 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Harrison Hot Springs -- -- -- 477 613 475 486 598 572 569 652 655 898 1,343 1,573
Hazelton -- -- -- -- 279 410 403 351 371 393 436 339 347 345 293
Highlands -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,423 1,674 1,903
Hope -- 374 515 1,668 2,226 2,751 2,948 3,153 2,963 3,205 3,046 3,147 6,247 6,184 6,185
Houston -- -- -- -- -- 699 699 2,232 2,673 3,921 3,905 3,628 3,934 3,577 3,163
Hudson's Hope -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,068 1,741 1,330 1,365 1,158 985 1,122 1,039 1,012
Invermere -- -- -- 418 543 744 1,022 1,065 1,194 1,969 1,998 2,207 2,687 2,858 3,002
Kamloops 4,501 6,167 5,959 8,099 9,096 10,076 10,759 26,168 58,311 64,048 61,773 67,057 76,394 77,281 80,376
Kaslo 950 523 468 730 669 646 940 755 756 854 858 863 1,063 1,032 1,072
Kelowna 2,520 4,655 5,118 8,517 9,181 13,188 17,006 19,412 51,955 59,196 61,213 75,950 89,442 96,288 106,707
Kent 1,054 1,207 1,287 1,725 1,989 2,194 2,642 2,966 2,924 3,394 3,741 4,322 4,844 4,926 4,738
Keremeos -- -- -- -- -- 563 525 605 702 830 839 933 1,167 1,197 1,289
Kimberley -- -- -- 5,933 5,774 6,013 5,901 7,641 7,111 7,375 6,732 6,531 6,738 6,484 6,139
Kinnaird [10] -- -- -- 947 1,305 2,123 2,869 2,846 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Kitimat -- -- -- -- 9,676 8,217 9,792 11,803 11,956 12,814 11,196 11,305 11,136 10,285 8,987
Ladysmith 1,967 1,443 1,706 2,094 2,107 2,173 3,410 3,664 4,004 4,558 4,393 4,875 6,456 6,587 7,538
Lake Country -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9,007 9,267 9,606
Lake Cowichan -- -- -- 1,628 1,949 2,149 2,353 2,364 2,369 2,391 2,170 2,241 2,856 2,827 2,948
Langford -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17,484 18,840 22,459
Langley C -- -- -- -- 2,131 2,365 2,800 4,684 10,123 15,124 16,557 19,765 22,523 23,643 23,606
Langley DM 4,881 5,537 7,769 12,267 12,441 14,585 15,767 21,936 36,659 44,617 53,434 66,040 80,179 86,896 93,726
Lantzville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,661
Lillooet -- -- -- 469 1,083 1,304 1,379 1,514 2,218 1,725 1,758 1,782 1,988 2,741 2,324
Lions Bay -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 396 785 1,078 1,152 1,328 1,347 1,379 1,328
Logan Lake -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 1,388 2,637 2,001 2,379 2,492 2,185 2,162
Lumby -- -- -- -- 786 842 879 940 1,081 1,266 1,181 1,265 1,689 1,618 1,634
Lytton -- -- -- 312 329 442 414 494 468 428 368 335 322 319 235
Mackenzie -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,332 5,338 5,890 5,542 5,796 5,997 5,206 4,539
Maple Ridge 3,772 4,932 6,476 9,891 12,502 16,748 19,287 24,476 29,462 32,232 36,023 48,422 56,173 63,169 68,949
Marysville [3] -- -- -- 807 930 1,057 1,126 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Masset -- -- -- -- -- 547 541 975 1,563 1,569 1,529 1,476 1,293 926 940
Matsqui [16] 3,763 3,835 5,601 10,308 11,521 14,293 16,161 23,554 31,178 42,001 51,449 68,064 -- -- --
McBride -- -- 237 489 582 590 652 658 619 641 592 580 740 711 660
Merritt 1,389 1,296 940 1,251 1,790 3,039 4,500 5,289 5,680 6,110 6,180 6,253 7,631 7,088 6,998
Metchosin -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,676 4,232 4,709 4,857 4,795
Midway -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 502 589 633 640 611 686 638 621
Mission 3,025 2,279 2,718 4,467 4,711 5,324 5,351 10,220 14,997 20,056 21,985 26,202 30,519 31,272 34,505
Mission City [11] -- 1,314 1,957 2,668 3,010 3,251 3,412 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Montrose -- -- -- -- -- 862 1,079 1,137 1,197 1,229 1,183 1,197 1,137 1,067 1,012
Nakusp -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,282 1,163 1,416 1,495 1,410 1,374 1,736 1,698 1,524
Nanaimo 6,304 6,745 6,635 7,196 12,705 14,135 15,188 14,948 40,336 47,069 49,029 60,129 70,130 73,000 78,692
Natal [12] -- -- -- -- -- 829 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Nelson 5,230 5,992 5,912 6,772 7,226 7,074 9,504 9,400 9,235 9,143 8,113 8,760 9,585 9,298 9,258
New Denver -- 306 310 771 736 564 623 644 668 642 596 571 579 538 512
New Hazelton -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 712 796 786 822 750 627
New Westminster 14,495 17,524 21,967 28,639 31,665 33,654 38,013 42,835 38,393 38,550 39,972 43,585 49,350 54,656 58,549
North Cowichan 2,664 3,291 4,590 6,665 7,781 9,166 10,384 12,170 15,956 18,210 18,674 21,373 25,305 26,148 27,557
North Kamloops [6] -- -- -- 1,979 4,398 6,456 11,319 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
North Saanich -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,891 3,601 4,697 6,117 7,247 9,645 10,411 10,436 10,823
North Vancouver C 7,652 8,510 8,914 15,687 19,951 23,656 26,851 31,847 31,934 33,952 35,698 38,436 41,475 44,303 45,165
North Vancouver DM 2,950 4,788 5,931 14,469 26,252 38,971 48,124 57,861 63,471 65,367 68,241 75,157 80,418 82,310 82,562
Oak Bay 4,159 5,892 9,240 11,960 14,857 16,935 18,123 18,426 17,658 16,990 17,065 17,815 17,865 17,798 17,908
Oliver -- -- -- 1,000 1,147 1,774 1,563 1,615 1,641 1,893 1,963 3,743 4,285 4,224 4,370
Osoyoos -- -- -- 899 860 1,022 1,166 1,285 2,100 2,738 2,956 3,403 4,021 4,295 4,752
Parksville -- -- -- 882 1,112 1,183 1,426 2,169 3,187 5,216 5,828 7,306 9,472 10,323 10,993
Peachland 466 318 479 614 705 641 709 1,446 2,286 2,865 2,988 3,459 4,524 4,654 4,883
Pemberton -- -- -- -- -- 181 172 157 254 282 347 502 855 1,637 2,192
Penticton 3,979 4,640 5,777 10,548 11,894 13,859 15,330 18,146 21,344 23,181 23,588 27,258 30,987 30,985 31,909
Pitt Meadows 595 832 1,119 1,434 1,652 2,187 2,247 2,771 4,689 6,209 8,004 11,147 13,436 14,670 15,623
Point Grey [13] 13,736 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Port Alberni 1,056 2,356 4,584 7,845 10,373 11,560 13,755 20,063 19,585 19,892 18,241 18,403 18,468 17,743 17,548
Port Alice -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,383 1,507 1,497 1,668 1,387 1,371 1,331 1,126 821
Port Clements -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 409 380 539 483 558 516 440
Port Coquitlam 1,178 1,312 1,539 3,232 4,632 8,111 11,121 19,560 23,926 27,535 29,115 36,773 46,682 51,257 52,687
Port Edward -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,019 1,189 989 704 739 700 659 577
Port Hardy -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,262 1,761 3,653 5,075 5,389 5,082 5,283 4,574 3,822
Port McNeill -- -- -- -- -- -- 437 934 1,480 2,474 2,559 2,641 2,925 2,821 2,623
Port Moody 1,030 1,260 1,512 2,246 2,713 4,789 7,021 10,778 11,649 14,917 15,754 17,712 20,847 23,816 27,512
Pouce Coupe -- -- 251 459 585 669 602 595 776 821 813 832 894 833 739
Powell River -- -- -- -- 9,969 10,748 12,578 13,726 13,694 13,423 12,440 12,991 13,131 12,983 12,957
Prince George 2,053 2,479 2,027 4,703 10,563 13,877 24,471 33,101 59,929 67,559 67,621 69,653 75,150 72,406 70,981
Prince Rupert 6,393 6,350 6,714 8,546 10,498 11,987 14,677 15,747 14,754 16,197 15,755 16,620 16,714 14,643 12,815
Princeton -- -- -- -- 2,245 2,163 2,151 2,601 3,132 3,051 2,910 2,796 2,826 2,610 2,677
Qualicum Beach -- -- -- 771 726 759 855 1,245 1,724 2,844 3,410 4,418 6,728 6,921 8,502
Queen Charlotte -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 948
Quesnel -- 446 653 1,587 4,384 4,673 5,725 6,252 7,637 8,240 8,358 8,179 8,468 10,044 9,326
Radium Hot Springs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 395 530 583 735
Revelstoke 2,782 2,736 2,106 2,917 3,469 3,624 4,791 4,867 4,615 5,544 8,279 7,729 8,047 7,500 7,230
Richmond 4,825 8,182 10,370 19,186 25,978 43,323 50,460 62,121 80,034 96,154 108,492 126,624 148,867 164,345 174,461
Rossland 2,097 2,848 3,657 4,604 4,344 4,354 4,264 3,896 3,716 3,967 3,472 3,557 3,802 3,646 3,278
Saanich 10,534 12,968 18,173 28,481 38,358 48,876 58,845 65,040 73,383 78,710 82,940 95,577 101,388 103,654 108,265
Salmo -- -- -- 593 846 889 925 872 1,089 1,169 1,014 1,069 1,202 1,120 1,007
Salmon Arm C/VL [14] 627 830 836 1,201 1,344 1,506 1,854 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Salmon Arm DM 967 1,671 1,786 2,389 3,100 4,007 4,801 7,793 9,391 10,780 11,199 12,115 14,664 15,210 16,012
Sayward -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 465 383 482 417 406 440 379 341
Sechelt -- -- -- -- 439 488 468 590 822 1,096 1,224 6,123 7,343 7,775 8,454
Sicamous -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,501 2,827 2,720 2,676
Sidney -- -- -- -- 1,371 1,558 3,165 4,868 6,732 7,946 8,982 10,082 10,701 10,929 11,315
Silverton -- 272 207 339 347 285 247 246 253 280 233 231 241 222 185
Slocan 286 202 183 374 326 293 357 346 351 351 294 263 335 336 314
Smithers -- 999 759 1,204 1,962 2,487 3,135 3,864 3,783 4,570 4,713 5,029 5,624 5,414 5,217
Sooke -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8,735 9,704
South Fort George [15] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,282 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
South Vancouver [13] 32,267 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Spallumcheen 523 1,629 1,805 1,936 1,937 2,123 2,076 2,302 3,378 4,213 4,310 4,719 5,322 5,134 4,960
Sparwood -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,928 2,990 4,050 4,157 4,540 4,211 3,982 3,812 3,618
Squamish -- -- -- 589 1,292 1,557 4,240 6,121 8,368 10,272 10,157 11,709 13,994 14,247 14,949
Stewart -- 610 446 283 435 327 522 1,357 1,382 1,456 858 1,151 858 661 496
Sumas [16] 2,299 1,812 2,473 4,015 4,505 5,145 5,445 6,773 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Summerland 1,892 1,791 2,054 3,567 3,893 4,307 4,585 5,551 6,724 7,473 7,755 9,253 10,584 10,713 10,828
Surrey 5,814 8,388 14,840 33,670 49,366 70,838 81,826 98,601 116,497 147,138 181,447 245,173 304,477 347,825 394,976
Tadanac [17] 292 464 510 479 325 347 367 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Tahsis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,351 1,663 1,739 1,445 1,053 940 600 366
Taylor -- -- -- -- -- 438 595 605 649 966 711 821 1,031 1,143 1,384
Telkwa -- -- -- -- 580 576 668 712 691 840 863 959 1,194 1,371 1,295
Terrace -- 352 355 961 1,473 5,940 8,637 9,991 10,251 10,914 10,532 11,433 12,779 12,109 11,320
Tofino -- -- 246 302 389 440 477 461 612 705 940 1,103 1,170 1,466 1,655
Trail 3,020 7,573 9,392 11,430 11,395 11,580 11,600 11,149 9,976 9,599 7,948 7,919 7,696 7,575 7,237
Tumbler Ridge -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4,387 4,650 3,775 1,851 2,454
Ucluelet -- -- -- -- 520 782 1,054 1,018 1,180 1,593 1,512 1,595 1,658 1,559 1,487
Valemount -- -- -- -- -- -- 656 693 878 1,130 1,161 1,128 1,303 1,195 1,018
Valleyview [6] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,787 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Vancouver 117,217 246,593 275,353 344,833 365,844 384,522 410,375 426,256 410,188 414,281 431,147 471,844 514,008 545,671 578,041
Vanderhoof -- 305 350 644 1,085 1,460 1,507 1,653 1,990 2,323 3,505 4,023 4,401 4,390 4,064
Vernon 3,685 3,937 5,209 7,822 8,998 10,250 11,423 13,283 17,546 19,987 20,241 23,514 31,817 33,494 35,944
Victoria 38,727 39,082 44,068 51,331 54,584 54,941 57,453 61,761 62,551 64,379 66,303 71,228 73,504 74,125 78,057
View Royal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5,925 6,441 7,271 8,768
Warfield -- -- -- -- 2,051 2,212 2,255 2,132 1,957 1,969 1,840 1,814 1,788 1,739 1,729
Wells -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 235 236
West Vancouver 2,434 4,786 7,669 13,990 19,197 25,454 31,987 36,440 37,144 35,728 36,266 38,783 40,882 41,421 42,131
Westview [5] -- -- -- 3,507 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Whistler -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 531 1,365 2,002 4,459 7,172 8,896 9,248
White Rock -- -- -- -- -- 6,453 7,787 10,349 12,497 13,550 14,387 16,314 17,210 18,250 18,755
Williams Lake -- 402 540 913 1,790 2,120 3,167 4,072 6,199 8,362 10,280 10,385 10,472 11,153 10,744
Zeballos -- -- -- -- 154 235 229 186 337 329 195 220 232 224 189

Note: All figures correspond to municipal boundaries as of the year stated

[1] Amalgamated with Fort St. John[10] Amalgamated with Castlegar
[2] Amalgamated with Port Alberni [11] Amalgamated with Mission
[3] Annexed to Kimberley [12] Amagalmated to form Sparwood
[4] Amalgamated with Chilliwack [13] Annexed to Vancouver
[5] Amalgamated to form Powell River[14] Amalgamated with Salmon Arm District
[6] Amalgamated with Kamloops [15] Amalgamated with Prince George
[7] Amalgamated with Coquitlam [16] Amalgamated with Abbotsford
[8] Dissolved with part annexed to Kelowna, and part to unorganized[17] Amalgamated with Trail
[9] Amalgamated with Kelowna

Source: Statistics Canada, Prepared by BC Stats, March, 2007
1941, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 Census of Canada