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British Columbia Census Metropolitan Area and Census Agglomerations
Population Estimates, 2001-2006
 
Note that even though CMAs and CAs may have the same name as municipalities, they are not the same geography. They represent regions including and surrounding the core municipality. For the CMA/CA definition please go to Statistics Canada's website. For the population estimates for the core legally defined municipalities please follow this link.

Population Estimates for Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations

                              2001         2002         2003         2004         2005         2006
905  Cranbrook (CA)          25,334       25,307       25,067       24,892       24,736       24,767
913  Penticton (CA)          43,390       43,634       43,565       43,555       43,696       44,954
915  Kelowna (CA)           154,193      156,442      159,656      161,333      165,659      170,140
918  Vernon (CA)             53,782       54,827       55,437       56,084       57,127       58,227
920  Salmon Arm (CA)         15,994       16,022       16,119       16,415       16,641       16,991
925  Kamloops (CA)           90,269       93,433       93,789       94,712       95,686       97,310
930  Chilliwack (CA)         72,819       77,474       78,915       81,028       82,842       85,144
932  Abbotsford (CMA)       153,800      156,365      157,852      162,292      164,020      165,445
933  Vancouver (CMA)      2,073,662    2,102,341    2,129,244    2,154,353    2,188,468    2,218,561
934  Squamish (CA)           15,067       14,921       15,242       15,546       15,592       15,987
935  Victoria (CMA)         325,572      328,864      332,822      336,527      342,017      345,768
937  Duncan (CA)             40,507       40,809       41,368       41,981       42,699       43,569
938  Nanaimo (CA)            89,403       90,467       91,812       93,131       94,573       96,451
939  Parksville (CA)         25,344       25,096       25,807       26,147       27,339       28,013
940  Port Alberni (CA)       26,502       25,992       25,999       26,204       26,359       26,503
943  Courtenay (CA)          49,102       48,119       48,890       49,557       50,657       51,567
944  Campbell River (CA)     35,351       36,616       36,709       36,943       37,549       38,202
945  Powell River (CA)       19,058       17,296       17,221       17,196       17,226       17,326
950  Williams Lake (CA)      26,217       20,619       20,276       20,325       20,060       19,810
952  Quesnel (CA)            25,486       24,749       24,240       24,106       23,743       23,371
955  Prince Rupert (CA)      15,970       15,422       14,898       14,633       14,179       14,067
960  Kitimat (CA)            10,733       10,240       10,001        9,956        9,645        9,381
965  Terrace (CA)            20,897       20,467       20,297       20,124       19,811       19,582
970  Prince George (CA       88,749       88,624       88,832       89,363       87,826       87,042
975  Dawson Creek (CA)       18,204       11,247       11,103       11,529       11,442       11,499
977  Fort St. John (CA)      16,734       24,251       24,370       25,742       26,102       26,517
     Rest of BC             546,308      545,769      545,839      549,641      552,139      554,258
     BC                   4,078,447    4,115,413    4,155,370    4,203,315    4,257,833    4,310,452

Source:
Population Section, BC Stats,
Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services,
Government of British Columbia.
August 2007.

Notes:
All figures correspond to boundaries as of July 1st of the year stated.
All figures are as of July 1st of the year stated.

++ 2001 Census year figures include an estimate of net census undercount, while
	2006 contains preliminary net census undercount estimate.
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