Summary
The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District is a quasi-municipal administrative area in British Columbia, Canada. It stretches from Britannia Beach in the south to Pavilion in the north. Lillooet, Pemberton, Whistler and Squamish are the four municipalities in the regional district. Its administrative offices are in the Village of Pemberton, although the district municipalities of Squamish and Whistler are larger population centres. The district covers 16,353.68 km2 (6,314.19 sq mi) of land area.
Squamish-Lillooet | |
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| Squamish-Lillooet Regional District | |
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 Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Administrative office location | Pemberton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional district |
| • Body | Board of Directors |
| • Chair | Jen Ford (Whistler) |
| • Vice Chair | Vivian Birch-Jones(D) |
| • Electoral Areas |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 16,311.62 km2 (6,297.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 50,496 |
| • Density | 2.62/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
The southern end of the regional district comprises the northern part of the traditional territory of the Squamish people, and the northern half constitutes the traditional homeland of the St'at'imc people.
Demographics edit
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District had a population of 50,496 living in 20,012 of its 26,330 total private dwellings, a change of 18.4% from its 2016 population of 42,665. With a land area of 16,296.34 km2 (6,292.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| Panethnic group |
2021[2] | 2016[5] | 2011[6] | 2006[7] | 2001[8] | 1996[9] | ||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 38,755 | 78.11% | 32,070 | 77.12% | 28,815 | 77.52% | 27,755 | 79.01% | 26,025 | 79.04% | 24,880 | 84.87% |
| Indigenous | 4,990 | 10.06% | 5,060 | 12.17% | 4,680 | 12.59% | 4,085 | 11.63% | 3,690 | 11.21% | 2,430 | 8.29% |
| South Asian | 1,725 | 3.48% | 1,495 | 3.6% | 1,240 | 3.34% | 1,725 | 4.91% | 1,845 | 5.6% | 1,240 | 4.23% |
| East Asian[b] | 1,525 | 3.07% | 1,205 | 2.9% | 925 | 2.49% | 775 | 2.21% | 760 | 2.31% | 395 | 1.35% |
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,295 | 2.61% | 1,155 | 2.78% | 900 | 2.42% | 440 | 1.25% | 240 | 0.73% | 150 | 0.51% |
| Latin American | 530 | 1.07% | 250 | 0.6% | 185 | 0.5% | 135 | 0.38% | 95 | 0.29% | 80 | 0.27% |
| African | 350 | 0.71% | 180 | 0.43% | 250 | 0.67% | 65 | 0.19% | 135 | 0.41% | 95 | 0.32% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 250 | 0.5% | 70 | 0.17% | 20 | 0.05% | 85 | 0.24% | 25 | 0.08% | 25 | 0.09% |
| Other[e] | 205 | 0.41% | 100 | 0.24% | 150 | 0.4% | 65 | 0.19% | 100 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% |
| Total responses | 49,615 | 98.26% | 41,585 | 97.47% | 37,170 | 97.37% | 35,130 | 99.73% | 32,925 | 99.74% | 29,315 | 99.71% |
| Total population | 50,496 | 100% | 42,665 | 100% | 38,173 | 100% | 35,225 | 100% | 33,011 | 100% | 29,401 | 100% |
- Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Communities edit
Incorporated municipalities edit
| Municipality | Government Type | Population | Growth 2011-16 |
| Squamish | district municipality | 19,512 | 13.7% |
| Whistler | resort municipality | 11,854 | 20.7% |
| Pemberton | village | 2,574 | 5.8% |
| Lillooet | district municipality | 2,275 | -2.0% |
Electoral Areas edit
Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area A, British Columbia edit
Electoral Area A comprises the basin of the Bridge River valley above its confluence with the Yalakom River at Moha. The only towns in the area are Bralorne, Gold Bridge and Brexton. Other communities or localities include Gun Lake, Tyaughton Lake and Gun Creek Road.
Population as of 2016 Canadian Census: 186
Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area B, British Columbia edit
Electoral Area B comprises the basin of the Bridge River below its confluence with the Yalakom River at Moha, the valley of Seton and Anderson Lakes (excepting D'Arcy), and the rest of the upper portion of the SLRD surrounding Lillooet and adjoining parts of the Fraser Canyon. Communities include McGillivray Falls, Seton Portage, Shalalth, Texas Creek, Bridge River (meaning Moha and the lower Bridge River communities), West Pavilion, Pavilion and Fountain and Fountain Valley.
Population as of 2016 Canadian census: 363
Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area C, British Columbia edit
Electoral Area C comprises the Pemberton and Gates Valleys and the valley of the Green River north of Whistler. Communities include Pemberton Meadows, Mount Currie, Owl Creek, Birken, Devine, D'Arcy, and McGillivray (formerly McGillivray Falls).
Population as of 2016 Canadian Census: 1663
Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area D, British Columbia edit
Electoral Area D comprises the valleys of the Cheakamus and Squamish Rivers and the Sea-to-Sky Corridor south to the SLRD boundary on Howe Sound. Communities include Britannia Beach, Woodfibre, Furry Creek, the Pinecrest and Black Tusk subdivisions nearer Whistler and the uninhabited former recreational settlement of Garibaldi.
Population as of 2016 Canada Census: 1057
Notes edit
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References edit
- Notes
- ^ "Regional District Board". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (June 4, 2019). "Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- Sources
- Community Profile: Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
- "Squamish-Lillooet Regional District". BC Geographical Names.
External links edit
Media related to Squamish-Lillooet Regional District at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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