Maillardville | |
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Location of Maillardville within Metro Vancouver | |
Coordinates: 49°14′15″N122°52′01″W / 49.2374°N 122.867°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Lower Mainland |
Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
City | Coquitlam |
Named for | Edmond Maillard |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Stewart |
• MP (Fed.) | Bonita Zarrillo (NDP) |
• MLA (Prov.) | Selina Robinson (NDP) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,837 |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Postal code span | V3K |
Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
Website | maillardville |
Maillardville is a community on the south slope of the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.
In 1889, Frank Ross and James McLaren opened what would become Maillardville, a $350,000, modern lumber mill on the north bank of the Fraser River. By 1908, a mill town of 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, pool hall and a Sikh temple [4] had grown around the mill. A mill manager's residence was built that later became Place des Arts. [5] A second mill manager's residence was built in 1909 and is now known as Mackin House, a historic house museum operated by the Coquitlam Heritage Society.
In 1909, Ross and McLaren, in search of workers for the Canadian Western Lumber Company, recruited a contingent of 110 French Canadian mill workers from Eastern Ontario and Quebec. [6] Approximately 40 French Canadian families settled in present-day Maillardville in 1909, with another contingent arriving in June 1910. [6] Named for Father Edmond Maillard, a young Oblate from France, it became the largest Francophone centre west of Manitoba. [7] Similarly, in the early 1900s, many Punjabis came to work in the mills and settled on the south slope of Coquitlam. [4]
In 1971, the City of Coquitlam and the Village of Fraser Mills were amalgamated, which gave the city a larger tax base. The mill closed in 2001, and is now rezoned into a residential area. [5] Maillardville's past is recognized today in street names, the Francophone education system and French immersion programs, French-language guides and scouts, and celebrations such as Festival du Bois. [8]
Maillardville celebrated its 100th birthday in 2009. [9]
In 2014, the City of Coquitlam updated the Maillardville neighbourhood plan. The city anticipates a population growth of 6,000 over the next two decades. [10]
Maillardville is bordered by Austin Avenue to the north and Lougheed Highway to the south. To the west it is flanked by Blue Mountain Street, while to the east it is bordered by Mundy Road. The town centre of Maillardville is situated in the southwest corner of the neighbourhood, on Brunette Avenue between Lougheed Highway and Woolridge Street. [11]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 11,978 | — |
1996 | 12,873 | +7.5% |
2001 | 13,822 | +7.4% |
2006 | 14,005 | +1.3% |
2011 | 14,779 | +5.5% |
2016 | 14,975 | +1.3% |
2021 | 15,837 | +5.8% |
Source: Statistics Canada [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [1] [2] [3] |
Panethnic group | 2021 [1] [2] [3] | 2016 [21] [22] [23] | 2011 [18] [19] [20] | 2006 [16] [17] | 2001 [14] [15] | 1996 [13] [15] | ||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||
European [lower-alpha 1] | 7,385 | 46.93% | 7,905 | 53.63% | 8,845 | 60.48% | 9,545 | 68.92% | 10,095 | 74.06% | 9,770 | 76.96% | ||
East Asian [lower-alpha 2] | 3,610 | 22.94% | 2,825 | 19.17% | 2,270 | 15.52% | 1,880 | 13.57% | 1,650 | 12.11% | 1,190 | 9.37% | ||
South Asian | 1,350 | 8.58% | 980 | 6.65% | 800 | 5.47% | 710 | 5.13% | 455 | 3.34% | 690 | 5.44% | ||
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 3] | 1,255 | 7.98% | 1,275 | 8.65% | 975 | 6.67% | 645 | 4.66% | 600 | 4.4% | 420 | 3.31% | ||
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] | 675 | 4.29% | 475 | 3.22% | 560 | 3.83% | 285 | 2.06% | 265 | 1.94% | 90 | 0.71% | ||
Indigenous | 390 | 2.48% | 445 | 3.02% | 455 | 3.11% | 225 | 1.62% | 230 | 1.69% | 230 | 1.81% | ||
Latin American | 330 | 2.1% | 280 | 1.9% | 155 | 1.06% | 200 | 1.44% | 105 | 0.77% | 105 | 0.83% | ||
African | 310 | 1.97% | 245 | 1.66% | 360 | 2.46% | 225 | 1.62% | 175 | 1.28% | 95 | 0.75% | ||
Other/multiracial [lower-alpha 5] | 445 | 2.83% | 295 | 2% | 205 | 1.4% | 135 | 0.97% | 60 | 0.44% | 90 | 0.71% | ||
Total responses | 15,735 | 99.36% | 14,740 | 98.43% | 14,625 | 98.96% | 13,850 | 98.89% | 13,630 | 98.61% | 12,695 | 98.62% | ||
Total population | 15,837 | 100% | 14,975 | 100% | 14,779 | 100% | 14,005 | 100% | 13,822 | 100% | 12,873 | 100% | ||
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. |
Language | % |
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English | 59.5% |
Korean | 5.1% |
Mandarin | 4.7% |
Cantonese | 4.7% |
Tagalog | 4.1% |
Punjabi | 3.2% |
Persian | 2.4% |
French | 1.8% |
Other | 14.6% |
Total % | 100% |
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