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Metchosin
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District of Metchosin [1]
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Metchosin
Metchosin (British Columbia)
Coordinates: 48°22′55″N123°32′16″W / 48.38194°N 123.53778°W / 48.38194; -123.53778
CountryCanada
Province British Columbia
Regional district Capital
Founded1840
Incorporated1984
Government
 • Governing bodyMetchosin Council
 • MayorMarie-Térèse Little
Area
[2]
 • Land69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total5,067
 • Density72.8/km2 (189/sq mi)
Demonym Metchosinite
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
Highways 14
Website www.metchosin.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The District of Metchosin ( /mətʃoʊzɪn/ ) is a municipality and community in Greater Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a coastal community adjacent to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Metchosin is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities.

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The origin of its name is a Straits Salish word, smets-shosin, meaning "place of stinking fish" or "place smelling of fish oil." [3]

History

Following the establishment of farms by the Puget Sound Agricultural Company in the Victoria area, independent settlers entered the Metchosin area. In 1851, Captain Cooper bought land on the shores of Witty’s Lagoon, that became the first farm in Metchosin, called Bilston Farm and farmed by Thomas Blinkhorn. Other settlers followed and cleared the arable land. [4]

In 1861, Race Rocks Lighthouse was built. In the early 1880s, two quarantine stations were built by the federal government, first on Albert Head in 1883 and then William Head, which inspected and controlled all people entering Canada for infectious diseases. Starting in 1924, Bentinck Island was used as a leper colony. As medical procedures progressed, the leper colony was closed in 1956, and in 1958, the quarantine station at William Head was converted into a minimum-security prison. The station at Albert Head became part of CFB Esquimalt. [4] [5]

In 1984, the Municipality of the District of Metchosin was incorporated, mainly to protect its rural character from the encroaching suburban sprawl. [4]

Geography

Climate

Metchosin has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) in parts caused by the rain shadow and to the east of the strait of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but keeping some oceanic characteristics (Cfb). [6] Sligo, Ireland has very close temperatures with only a slightly warmer summer. The biggest difference is in the summer drying, common of the Pacific Northwest. [7]

Climate data for Metchosin. elevation: 164 m or 538 ft, extremes 1911-1938
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)12.2
(54.0)		15
(59)		18.3
(64.9)		23.9
(75.0)		29.4
(84.9)		32.2
(90.0)		32.2
(90.0)		31.1
(88.0)		30
(86)		24.4
(75.9)		15.6
(60.1)		14.4
(57.9)		32.2
(90.0)
Record low °C (°F)−13.9
(7.0)		−12.2
(10.0)		−4.4
(24.1)		−2.8
(27.0)		−0.6
(30.9)		1.7
(35.1)		3.9
(39.0)		5.6
(42.1)		−0.6
(30.9)		−5
(23)		−6.1
(21.0)		−12.2
(10.0)		−13.9
(7.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)168.1
(6.62)		107.5
(4.23)		89.2
(3.51)		59.8
(2.35)		39.9
(1.57)		28.0
(1.10)		16.5
(0.65)		24.8
(0.98)		32.6
(1.28)		112.8
(4.44)		213.0
(8.39)		146.8
(5.78)		1,039
(40.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)159.5
(6.28)		100.5
(3.96)		85.8
(3.38)		59.8
(2.35)		39.9
(1.57)		28.0
(1.10)		16.5
(0.65)		24.8
(0.98)		32.6
(1.28)		112.5
(4.43)		207.8
(8.18)		140.6
(5.54)		1,008.3
(39.7)
Average snowfall cm (inches)8.6
(3.4)		7.0
(2.8)		3.4
(1.3)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.3
(0.1)		5.2
(2.0)		6.2
(2.4)		30.7
(12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)19.515.217.714.611.78.84.84.97.215.021.018.3158.7
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)18.714.417.514.611.78.84.84.97.214.920.617.6155.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)1.71.70.920.00.00.00.00.00.00.080.81.46.6
Source: Environment Canada [8]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Metchosin had a population of 5,067 living in 1,856 of its 1,938 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical census populations – Metchosin
YearPop.±%
1986 3,676—    
1991 4,232+15.1%
1996 4,709+11.3%
2001 4,857+3.1%
YearPop.±%
2006 4,795−1.3%
2011 4,803+0.2%
2016 4,708−2.0%
2021 5,067+7.6%
Source: Statistics Canada

Ethnicity

Panethnic groups in the District of Metchosin (1996−2021)
Panethnic
group		2021 [2] 2016 [9] 2011 [10] 2006 [11] 2001 [12] 1996 [13]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [lower-alpha 1] 4,3004,2454,1554,3604,2554,155
Indigenous 22513521011518040
East Asian [lower-alpha 2] 859570452575
South Asian 351030455020
African 25100356075
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 3] 20200202060
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] 0100202510
Latin American 000352030
Other/Multiracial [lower-alpha 5] 010015100
Total responses4,7104,5204,4904,6904,6254,455
Total population5,0674,7084,8034,7954,8574,709
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Metchosin included: [2]

Parks

Mount Helmcken from across the valley - panoramio.jpg
Mount Helmcken

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Metchosin, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Metchosin". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Community History: History and Heritage of Metchosin". www.metchosin.ca. District of Metchosin. 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Quarantine Station". metchosinmuseum.ca. Metchosin Museum Society. 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Metchosin, British Columbia Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ "O clima típico de qualquer lugar da Terra - Weather Spark". pt.weatherspark.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Metchosin - Canadian Climate Normals". 1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals. Environment Canada. March 21, 2019. Climate ID: 6158350. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
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  14. 1 2 3 4 "Regional Parks and Trails Maps". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
  15. ↑ "District of Metchosin Regional Parks". Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
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