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Cariboo
Regional district
Cariboo Regional District
Flag of Cariboo
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Official logo of Cariboo
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Major communities
Location in British Columbia
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationWilliams Lake
Government
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • Electoral areas / municipalities
  • A – Red Bluff–Quesnel South
  • B – Quesnel West–Bouchie Lake
  • C – Bowron Lake–Barlow Creek–Barkerville
  • D – Commodore Heights–McLeese Lake
  • E – South Lakeside–Dog Creek
  • F – Horsefly–Likely–150 Mile House
  • G – Lac La Hache–108 Mile Ranch
  • H – Canim Lake–Forest Grove
  • I – West Fraser–Nazko
  • J – West Chilcotin
  • K – East Chilcotin
  • L – Lone Butte–Interlakes
  • District of Wells
  • City of Quesnel
  • City of Williams Lake
  • District of 100 Mile House
Area
[1]
 • Total80,609.75 km2 (31,123.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total61,988
 • Density0.77/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Websitewww.cariboord.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The Cariboo Regional District spans the Cities and Districts of Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, and Wells in the Central Interior of British Columbia.

Geography

The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) in the Central Interior of BC encompasses 80,252 square kilometers of land.[2] The Cariboo and Coastal mountain ranges hug the CRD on its west and east side boundaries. The region straddles Highway 97 from 70 Mile House in the south to 5 km south of Hixon in the north. It belongs to the PDT/PST time zones.[3]

Incorporated municipalities

Communities

Other communities

Features and Amenities

The Cariboo Regional District provides region-wide library services, recreational facilities, and local fire protection.

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Cariboo Regional District had a population of 62,931 living in 27,614 of its 32,395 total private dwellings, a change of 1.5% from its 2016 population of 61,988. With a land area of 80,373.79 km2 (31,032.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Panethnic groups in the Cariboo Regional District (1996–2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] 2001[9] 1996[10]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 48,375 77.8% 48,120 78.89% 48,945 79.24% 50,355 81.49% 54,390 83.41% 56,920 85.95%
Indigenous 11,160 17.95% 10,465 17.16% 10,775 17.45% 9,090 14.71% 7,865 12.06% 5,895 8.9%
South Asian 890 1.43% 1,045 1.71% 940 1.52% 1,395 2.26% 1,870 2.87% 2,375 3.59%
Southeast Asian[b] 625 1.01% 380 0.62% 170 0.28% 235 0.38% 190 0.29% 175 0.26%
East Asian[c] 495 0.8% 560 0.92% 740 1.2% 495 0.8% 540 0.83% 545 0.82%
African 210 0.34% 165 0.27% 75 0.12% 110 0.18% 200 0.31% 220 0.33%
Latin American 160 0.26% 80 0.13% 60 0.1% 25 0.04% 100 0.15% 45 0.07%
Middle Eastern[d] 50 0.08% 20 0.03% 0 0% 35 0.06% 10 0.02% 0 0%
Other[e] 210 0.34% 170 0.28% 30 0.05% 45 0.07% 40 0.06% 35 0.05%
Total responses 62,180 98.81% 61,000 98.41% 61,765 99% 61,790 99.36% 65,210 99.32% 66,225 99.62%
Total population 62,931 100% 61,988 100% 62,392 100% 62,190 100% 65,659 100% 66,475 100%
Religious groups in the Cariboo Regional District (1991−2021)
Religious group 2021[5] 2011[7] 2001[9] 1991[11]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Christian 20,930 33.66% 27,935 45.23% 36,895 56.58% 37,340 61.39%
Sikh 645 1.04% 745 1.21% 1,560 2.39% 2,155 3.54%
Indigenous spirituality 480 0.77% 460 0.74% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hindu 135 0.22% 60 0.1% 110 0.17% 145 0.24%
Buddhist 125 0.2% 100 0.16% 135 0.21% 25 0.04%
Muslim 65 0.1% 15 0.02% 65 0.1% 15 0.02%
Jewish 40 0.06% 0 0% 10 0.02% 35 0.06%
Other religion 680 1.09% 525 0.85% 420 0.64% 405 0.67%
Irreligious 39,080 62.85% 31,915 51.67% 26,020 39.9% 20,700 34.03%
Total responses 62,180 98.81% 61,765 99% 65,205 99.31% 60,820 99.61%

Rural Representative Elections

Electoral directors

Twelve electoral area directors and four municipal directors govern the affairs of the Cariboo Regional District. The electoral area directors are elected by area voters, and municipal directors are appointed by their municipal council. All directors serve for a four-year term.

Electoral areas

Regional District Electoral Areas are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L.

Electoral areas have no administrative or governmental significance; they are used only to elect rural representatives to regional district boards.

Literature

The Cariboo District and 100 Mile House are featured prominently in Al Purdy's poem "The Cariboo Horses" to examine the tradition of equinity against human civilization.[12]

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 "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" 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. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "About Us". www.cariboord.ca. June 2, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (June 4, 2019). "Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. "1991 Census of Canada: Census Area Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  12. ^ Christopher Wang, "Only Horses: Adventures in Time and Space." Accessed 18.05.2014.

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