Regional District of Central Okanagan

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Central Okanagan
Regional district
Regional District of Central Okanagan
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Downtown Kelowna from West Kelowna
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Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
Province British Columbia
Established1967
Administrative office location Kelowna
Government
[1]
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • ChairLoyal Wooldridge (Kelowna)
 • Vice chairGord Milsom (West Kelowna)
 • Electoral areas
  • Central Okanagan East
  • Central Okanagan West
Area
 • Land2,904.86 km2 (1,121.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total
194,882
 • Density67.1/km2 (174/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
Website www.rdco.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, representing two unincorporated Electoral Areas of Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West, along with the member municipalities of the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, the District of Lake Country, the District of Peachland, and Westbank First Nation. The RDCO office is located in Kelowna.

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Statistics Canada defines the Kelowna CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) or Kelowna Metropolitan Area as being identical in area with the RDCO. The population in 2016 was 194,882, an increase from the official Canada 2006 Census total of 162,276 (these figures exclude the population of reserves belonging to the Westbank First Nation). The area is 2,904.86 square kilometres.

Communities

Incorporated municipalities

Communities and neighbourhoods

Regional district electoral areas

Central Okanagan West Electoral (Central Okanagan J)

Central Okanagan West Electoral Area used to be known as the Westside Electoral Area. It was created from the merger of Central Okanagan G and Central Okanagan H. The 2005 population exclusive of anyone living on an Indian Reserve, was 37,638 people. In 2007 most of the electoral area's population transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly incorporated District Municipality of West Kelowna.

Communities

Central Okanagan West

Central Okanagan East (Central Okanagan I)

Indigenous reserves

(within the boundaries of, but not part of, the RD)

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Central Okanagan had a population of 222,162 living in 94,335 of its 102,097 total private dwellings, a change of

Panethnic groups in the Central Okanagan Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic
group		2021 [4] 2016 [5] 2011 [6] 2006 [7] 2001 [8]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [a] 180,675164,260157,625146,120136,310
Indigenous 13,42011,3708,2606,1203,950
South Asian 7,4253,9253,2302,3451,465
East Asian [b] 5,8704,5453,4252,9652,510
Southeast Asian [c] 4,2002,6551,4701,130545
African 2,3951,255780660455
Latin American 1,7901,065715530415
Middle Eastern [d] 1,495695360255140
Other [e] 1,250790560435155
Total responses218,530190,565176,435160,565145,950
Total population222,162194,882179,839162,276147,739

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Regional District Board of Directors" . Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

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