List of district municipalities in British Columbia

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British Columbia has 161 municipalities,[1] out of which 48 are categorized as district municipalities.[2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the fourth largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 km2 (355,479.06 sq mi).[3] District municipalities, towns, cities and villages in British Columbia are referred to as municipalities and all are included in local governments, which may be incorporated under the Local Government Act of 2015. In order for a municipality in British Columbia to be categorized as a district municipality, its area must be greater than 800 hectares (2,000 acres) and its population density must be lower than 5 residents per hectare; there is no population requirement.[4] All municipalities have councils.[5] Of British Columbia's 48 district municipalities, the first to incorporate as a district municipality was North Cowichan on June 18, 1873, while the most recent community to incorporate as a district municipality was the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) on February 6, 2009.[6][7] Although portrayed as a regional municipality in its name, the NRRM is classified as a district municipality.[7]

List

District municipalities in British Columbia
Name Regional district[6] 2021 Census of Population[2] Incorporation
date[6]
Population (2021) Population (2016) Change (%) Area (km2) Population density
100 Mile House Cariboo 1,928 1,918 +0.52% 53.01 km2 36.4/km2 July 27, 1965
Barriere Thompson-Nicola 1,765 1,713 +3.04% 10.73 km2 164.5/km2 December 4, 2007
Central Saanich Capital 17,385 16,814 +3.40% 41.20 km2 421.9/km2 December 12, 1950
Chetwynd Peace River 2,302 2,503 −8.03% 63.55 km2 36.2/km2 September 25, 1962
Clearwater Thompson-Nicola 2,388 2,324 +2.75% 55.65 km2 42.9/km2 December 3, 2007
Coldstream North Okanagan 11,171 10,648 +4.91% 66.57 km2 167.8/km2 December 21, 1906
Elkford East Kootenay 2,749 2,499 +10.00% 108.12 km2 25.4/km2 July 16, 1971
Esquimalt Capital 17,533 17,655 −0.69% 7.08 km2 2,476.7/km2 September 1, 1912
Fort St. James Bulkley-Nechako 1,386 1,598 −13.27% 23.45 km2 59.1/km2 December 19, 1952
Highlands Capital 2,482 2,225 +11.55% 38.01 km2 65.3/km2 December 7, 1993
Hope Fraser Valley 6,686 6,181 +8.17% 41.14 km2 145.1/km2 April 6, 1929
Houston Bulkley-Nechako 3,052 2,993 +1.97% 72.88 km2 41.9/km2 March 4, 1957
Hudson's Hope Peace River 841 1,015 −17.14% 826.70 km2 1.0/km2 November 16, 1965
Invermere East Kootenay 3,917 3,391 +15.51% 10.75 km2 364.4/km2 May 22, 1951
Kent Fraser Valley 6,300 6,067 +3.84% 168.59 km2 37.4/km2 January 1, 1895
Kitimat Kitimat-Stikine 8,236 8,131 +1.29% 240.01 km2 34.4/km2 March 31, 1953
Lake Country Central Okanagan 15,817 12,922 +22.40% 122.16 km2 129.5/km2 May 2, 1995
Langley Greater Vancouver 132,603 117,285 +13.06% 307.22 km2 431.6/km2 April 26, 1873
Lantzville Nanaimo 3,817 3,605 +5.88% 27.68 km2 137.9/km2 June 25, 2003
Lillooet Squamish-Lillooet 2,302 2,275 +1.19% 27.63 km2 83.3/km2 December 31, 1946
Logan Lake Thompson-Nicola 2,255 1,993 +13.15% 324.28 km2 7.0/km2 November 10, 1970
Mackenzie Fraser-Fort George 3,281 3,714 −11.66% 154.19 km2 21.3/km2 May 19, 1966
Metchosin Capital 5,067 4,708 +7.63% 69.57 km2 72.8/km2 December 3, 1984
New Hazelton Kitimat-Stikine 602 580 +3.79% 24.34 km2 24.7/km2 December 15, 1980
North Cowichan Cowichan Valley 31,990 29,696 +7.72% 195.41 km2 163.7/km2 June 18, 1873
North Saanich Capital 12,235 11,249 +8.77% 37.16 km2 329.2/km2 August 19, 1965
North Vancouver Greater Vancouver 88,168 85,649 +2.94% 160.66 km2 548.8/km2 May 13, 1907
Northern Rockies Northern Rockies 3,947 4,862 −18.82% 84,759.31 km2 0.0/km2 February 6, 2009
Oak Bay Capital 17,990 18,094 −0.57% 10.52 km2 1,710.1/km2 July 2, 1906
Peachland Central Okanagan 5,789 5,428 +6.65% 16.10 km2 359.6/km2 January 1, 1909
Port Edward Skeena-Queen Charlotte 470 467 +0.64% 167.16 km2 2.8/km2 June 29, 1966
Port Hardy Mount Waddington May 5, 1966 4,008 3,822 4.9 38.73 103.5
Saanich Capital March 1, 1906 109,752 108,265 1.4 103.78 1,057.6
Sechelt Sunshine Coast February 15, 1956 9,291 8,454 9.9 39.01 238.2
Sicamous Columbia Shuswap December 4, 1989 2,441 2,676 −8.8 12.71 192.0
Sooke Capital December 7, 1999 11,435 9,699 17.9 56.72 201.6
Spallumcheen North Okanagan July 21, 1892 5,055 4,960 1.9 255.77 19.8
Sparwood East Kootenay October 6, 1964 3,667 3,618 1.4 191.01 19.2
Squamish Squamish-Lillooet May 18, 1948 17,158 14,949 14.8 104.88 163.6
Stewart Kitimat-Stikine May 16, 1930 494 496 −0.4 552.08 0.9
Summerland Okanagan-Similkameen December 21, 1906 11,280 10,828 4.2 74.06 152.3
Taylor Peace River August 23, 1958 1,373 1,384 −0.8 17.09 80.4
Tofino Alberni-Clayoquot February 5, 1932 1,876 1,655 13.4 10.53 178.2
Tumbler Ridge[lower-alpha 1] Peace River April 9, 1981 2,710 2,454 10.4 1,558.97 1.7
Ucluelet Alberni-Clayoquot February 26, 1952 1,627 1,487 9.4 6.81 238.9
Vanderhoof Bulkley-Nechako January 22, 1926 4,480 4,064 10.2 54.83 81.7
Wells[lower-alpha 2] Cariboo June 29, 1998 245 236 3.8 158.28 1.5
West Vancouver Greater Vancouver March 15, 1912 42,694 42,131 1.3 87.26 489.3
Total district municipalities 416,574 390,202 4.6 92,164.36 km2 8.4/km2 —
British Columbia 5,000,879 4,648,055 +7.59% 920,686.55 km2 5.4/km2 —

Notes:

  1. ↑ Incorporated in 1981, Tumbler Ridge was developed as a company town by Denison Mines, Teck Corporation and the Japanese Steel Industry in cooperation with the Government of British Columbia.[8]
  2. ↑ Wells was founded as a company town for the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine.[9]

Former district municipalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ Affairs, Ministry of Municipal. "Regional districts in B.C. - Province of British Columbia". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ Affairs, Ministry of Municipal. "Municipalities in B.C. - Province of British Columbia". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia. December 16, 2015. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Order in Council No. 033)" (PDF). Province of British Columbia. January 29, 2009. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2014. The class of the municipality is a district municipality.
  8. ↑ "History, in a nutshell". District of Tumbler Ridge. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Wells". District of Wells. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
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