List of district municipalities in British Columbia
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]
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]
100 Mile House
100 Mile House, District of
Cariboo
July 27, 1965
1,886
1,885
0.1
53.29
35.4
Barriere
Barriere, District of
Thompson-Nicola
December 4, 2007
1,773
1,432
23.8
10.77
164.7
Central Saanich
Central Saanich, The Corporation of the District of
Capital
December 12, 1950
15,936
15,745
1.2
41.33
385.6
Chetwynd
Chetwynd, District of
Peace River
September 25, 1962
2,635
2,633
0.1
63.04
41.8
Clearwater
Clearwater, District of
Thompson-Nicola
December 3, 2007
2,331
2,225
4.8
55.68
41.9
Coldstream
Coldstream, The Corporation of the District of
North Okanagan
December 21, 1906
10,314
9,471
8.9
66.28
155.6
Elkford
Elkford, District of
East Kootenay
July 16, 1971
2,523
2,463
2.4
108.42
23.3
Esquimalt
Esquimalt, Corporation of the Township of
Capital
September 1, 1912
16,209
16,840
−3.7
7.08
2,290.1
Fort St. James
Fort St. James, District of
Bulkley-Nechako
December 19, 1952
1,691
1,350
25.3
23.47
72.0
Highlands
Highlands, District of
Capital
December 7, 1993
2,120
1,903
11.4
38.05
55.7
Hope
Hope, District of
Fraser Valley
April 6, 1929
5,969
6,185
−3.5
41.14
145.1
Houston
Houston, District of
Bulkley-Nechako
March 4, 1957
3,147
3,163
−0.5
72.94
43.1
Hudson's Hope
Hudson's Hope, District of
Peace River
November 16, 1965
970
1,012
−4.2
827.36
1.2
Invermere
Invermere, District of
East Kootenay
May 22, 1951
2,955
3,002
−1.6
10.73
275.3
Kent
Kent, The Corporation of the District of
Fraser Valley
January 1, 1895
5,664
4,738
19.5
168.39
33.6
Kitimat
Kitimat, District of
Kitimat-Stikine
March 31, 1953
8,335
8,987
−7.3
240.01
34.7
Lake Country
Lake Country, District of
Central Okanagan
May 2, 1995
11,708
9,606
21.9
122.19
95.8
Langley
Langley, The Corporation of the Township of
Greater Vancouver
April 26, 1873
104,177
93,726
11.2
308.03
338.2
Lantzville
Lantzville, District of
Nanaimo
June 25, 2003
3,601
3,661
−1.6
27.66
130.2
Lillooet
Lillooet, District of
Squamish-Lillooet
December 31, 1946
2,321 [ 6]
2,324
−0.1
27.51
84.4
Logan Lake
Logan Lake, District of
Thompson-Nicola
November 10, 1970
2,073
2,162
−4.1
325.33
6.4
Mackenzie
Mackenzie, District of
Fraser-Fort George
May 19, 1966
3,507
4,539
−22.7
155.41
22.6
Metchosin
Metchosin, District of
Capital
December 3, 1984
4,803
4,795
0.2
71.09
67.6
New Hazelton
New Hazelton, District of
Kitimat-Stikine
December 15, 1980
666
627
6.2
24.36
27.3
North Cowichan
North Cowichan, The Corporation of the District of
Cowichan Valley
June 18, 1873
28,807
27,557
4.5
195.54
147.3
North Saanich
North Saanich, District of
Capital
August 19, 1965
11,089
10,823
2.5
37.25
297.7
North Vancouver
North Vancouver, The Corporation of the District of
Greater Vancouver
May 13, 1907
84,412
82,562
2.2
160.76
525.1
Northern Rockies [ 3]
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
Northern Rockies
February 6, 2009
5,290 [ 6]
5,702
−7.2
85,014.52
0.1
Oak Bay
Oak Bay, The Corporation of the District of
Capital
July 2, 1906
18,015
17,908
0.6
10.53
1,710.3
Peachland
Peachland, The Corporation of the District of
Central Okanagan
January 1, 1909
5,200
4,883
6.5
15.75
330.2
Port Edward
Port Edward, District of
Skeena-Queen Charlotte
June 29, 1966
544
577
−5.7
168.01
3.2
Port Hardy
Port Hardy, District of
Mount Waddington
May 5, 1966
4,008
3,822
4.9
38.73
103.5
Saanich
Saanich, The Corporation of the District of
Capital
March 1, 1906
109,752
108,265
1.4
103.78
1,057.6
Sechelt
Sechelt, District of
Sunshine Coast
February 15, 1956
9,291
8,454
9.9
39.01
238.2
Sicamous
Sicamous, District of
Columbia Shuswap
December 4, 1989
2,441
2,676
−8.8
12.71
192.0
Sooke
Sooke, District of
Capital
December 7, 1999
11,435
9,699
17.9
56.72
201.6
Spallumcheen
Spallumcheen, The Corporation of the Township of
North Okanagan
July 21, 1892
5,055
4,960
1.9
255.77
19.8
Sparwood
Sparwood, District of
East Kootenay
October 6, 1964
3,667
3,618
1.4
191.01
19.2
Squamish
Squamish, District of
Squamish-Lillooet
May 18, 1948
17,158
14,949
14.8
104.88
163.6
Stewart
Stewart, District of
Kitimat-Stikine
May 16, 1930
494
496
−0.4
552.08
0.9
Summerland
Summerland, The Corporation of the District of
Okanagan-Similkameen
December 21, 1906
11,280
10,828
4.2
74.06
152.3
Taylor
Taylor, District of
Peace River
August 23, 1958
1,373
1,384
−0.8
17.09
80.4
Tofino
Tofino, District of
Alberni-Clayoquot
February 5, 1932
1,876
1,655
13.4
10.53
178.2
Tumbler Ridge [ a]
Tumbler Ridge, District of
Peace River
April 9, 1981
2,710
2,454
10.4
1,558.97
1.7
Ucluelet
Ucluelet, District of
Alberni-Clayoquot
February 26, 1952
1,627
1,487
9.4
6.81
238.9
Vanderhoof
Vanderhoof, District of
Bulkley-Nechako
January 22, 1926
4,480
4,064
10.2
54.83
81.7
Wells [ b]
Wells, District of
Cariboo
June 29, 1998
245
236
3.8
158.28
1.5
West Vancouver
West Vancouver, The Corporation of the District of
Greater Vancouver
March 15, 1912
42,694
42,131
1.3
87.26
489.3
Total district municipalities
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—
—
777,017
743,030
4.6
92,425.88
8.4
Notes:
^ 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]
^ Wells was founded as a company town for the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine.[ 8]
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References
^ "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities" . Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012 .
^ a b c d e "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 .
^ a b c d "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.
^ "Order in Council No. 357" . Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 .
^ a b c d e f g "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 .
^ a b "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census" . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2015 .
^ "History, in a nutshell" . District of Tumbler Ridge. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
^ "Wells" . District of Wells. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .