List of district municipalities in British Columbia

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A district municipality is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a district municipality by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if the area is greater than 800 ha (2,000 acres) and has a population density of less than 5 people per hectare, and at least 50% of the affected residents vote in favour of the proposed incorporation. [1]

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British Columbia has 50 district municipalities [2] [3] [4] , with a cumulative population of 746,125 and an average population of 14,923 in the 2011 Census. [5] British Columbia's largest and smallest district municipalities are Saanich and Wells with populations of 109,752 and 245 respectively. [5]

Of British Columbia's 50 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. [2] [3] Although portrayed as a regional municipality in its name, the NRRM is classified as a district municipality. [3]

List

District
municipality 		Corporate
name [2] 		Regional
district [2] 		Incorporation
date [2] 		Population
(2011) [5] 		Population
(2006) [5] 		Change
(%) [5] 		Area
(km²) [5] 		Population
density [5]
Barriere Barriere, District of Thompson-Nicola December 4, 20071,7731,43223.810.77164.7
Central Saanich Central Saanich, The Corporation of the District of Capital December 12, 195015,93615,7451.241.33385.6
Chetwynd Chetwynd, District of Peace River September 25, 19622,6352,6330.163.0441.8
Clearwater Clearwater, District of Thompson-Nicola December 3, 20072,3312,2254.855.6841.9
Coldstream Coldstream, The Corporation of the District of North Okanagan December 21, 190610,3149,4718.966.28155.6
Elkford Elkford, District of East Kootenay July 16, 19712,5232,4632.4108.4223.3
Esquimalt Esquimalt, Corporation of the Township of Capital September 1, 191216,20916,840−3.77.082,290.1
Fort St. James Fort St. James, District of Bulkley-Nechako December 19, 19521,6911,35025.323.4772.0
Highlands Highlands, District of Capital December 7, 19932,1201,90311.438.0555.7
Hope Hope, District of Fraser Valley April 6, 19295,9696,185−3.541.14145.1
Houston Houston, District of Bulkley-Nechako March 4, 19573,1473,163−0.572.9443.1
Hudson's Hope Hudson's Hope, District of Peace River November 16, 19659701,012−4.2827.361.2
Invermere Invermere, District of East Kootenay May 22, 19512,9553,002−1.610.73275.3
Kent Kent, The Corporation of the District of Fraser Valley January 1, 18955,6644,73819.5168.3933.6
Kitimat Kitimat, District of Kitimat-Stikine March 31, 19538,3358,987−7.3240.0134.7
Lake Country Lake Country, District of Central Okanagan May 2, 199511,7089,60621.9122.1995.8
Langley Langley, The Corporation of the Township of Greater Vancouver April 26, 1873104,17793,72611.2308.03338.2
Lantzville Lantzville, District of Nanaimo June 25, 20033,6013,661−1.627.66130.2
Lillooet Lillooet, District of Squamish-Lillooet December 31, 19462,321 [6] 2,324−0.127.5184.4
Logan Lake Logan Lake, District of Thompson-Nicola November 10, 19702,0732,162−4.1325.336.4
Mackenzie Mackenzie, District of Fraser-Fort George May 19, 19663,5074,539−22.7155.4122.6
Metchosin Metchosin, District of Capital December 3, 19844,8034,7950.271.0967.6
New Hazelton New Hazelton, District of Kitimat-Stikine December 15, 19806666276.224.3627.3
North Cowichan North Cowichan, The Corporation of the District of Cowichan Valley June 18, 187328,80727,5574.5195.54147.3
North Saanich North Saanich, District of Capital August 19, 196511,08910,8232.537.25297.7
North Vancouver North Vancouver, The Corporation of the District of Greater Vancouver May 13, 190784,41282,5622.2160.76525.1
Northern Rockies [3] Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Northern Rockies February 6, 20095,290 [6] 5,702−7.285,014.520.1
Oak Bay Oak Bay, The Corporation of the District of Capital July 2, 190618,01517,9080.610.531,710.3
Peachland Peachland, The Corporation of the District of Central Okanagan January 1, 19095,2004,8836.515.75330.2
Port Edward Port Edward, District of Skeena-Queen Charlotte June 29, 1966544577−5.7168.013.2
Port Hardy Port Hardy, District of Mount Waddington May 5, 19664,0083,8224.938.73103.5
Saanich Saanich, The Corporation of the District of Capital March 1, 1906109,752108,2651.4103.781,057.6
Sechelt Sechelt, District of Sunshine Coast February 15, 19569,2918,4549.939.01238.2
Sicamous Sicamous, District of Columbia Shuswap December 4, 19892,4412,676−8.812.71192.0
Sooke Sooke, District of Capital December 7, 199911,4359,69917.956.72201.6
Spallumcheen Spallumcheen, The Corporation of the Township of North Okanagan July 21, 18925,0554,9601.9255.7719.8
Sparwood Sparwood, District of East Kootenay October 6, 19643,6673,6181.4191.0119.2
Squamish Squamish, District of Squamish-Lillooet May 18, 194817,15814,94914.8104.88163.6
Stewart Stewart, District of Kitimat-Stikine May 16, 1930494496−0.4552.080.9
Summerland Summerland, The Corporation of the District of Okanagan-Similkameen December 21, 190611,28010,8284.274.06152.3
Taylor Taylor, District of Peace River August 23, 19581,3731,384−0.817.0980.4
Tofino Tofino, District of Alberni-Clayoquot February 5, 19321,8761,65513.410.53178.2
Tumbler Ridge [lower-alpha 1] Tumbler Ridge, District of Peace River April 9, 19812,7102,45410.41,558.971.7
Ucluelet Ucluelet, District of Alberni-Clayoquot February 26, 19521,6271,4879.46.81238.9
Vanderhoof Vanderhoof, District of Bulkley-Nechako January 22, 19264,4804,06410.254.8381.7
Wells [lower-alpha 2] Wells, District of Cariboo June 29, 19982452363.8158.281.5
West Vancouver West Vancouver, The Corporation of the District of Greater Vancouver March 15, 191242,69442,1311.387.26489.3
Total district
municipalities 		———777,017743,0304.692,425.888.4

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. [7]
  2. ↑ Wells was founded as a company town for the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  4. ↑ "Order in Council No. 357". Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ "History, in a nutshell". District of Tumbler Ridge. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Wells". District of Wells. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
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