Central Coast
Ocean Falls (1968–1976)
Regional district
Central Coast Regional District
Bella Coola valley
Bella Coola valley
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A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red.
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationBella Coola
Government
[1]
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • ChairJayme Kennedy
 • Electoral areas
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
Area
 • Land24,491.85 km2 (9,456.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,319
 • Density0.14/km2 (0.4/sq mi)
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Central Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada.[3] It has a total land area of 24,559.5 km2 (9,482.5 sq mi). When it was created in 1968, it was known as the Ocean Falls Regional District, named for the then-largest town in the region, the company town of Ocean Falls, which has since become a ghost town. The district name was confirmed in 1974, but changed to Central Coast Regional District in 1976.

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Central Coast Regional District had a population of 3,582 living in 1,381 of its 1,671 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 3,319. With a land area of 24,433.73 km2 (9,433.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (0.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Panethnic groups in the Central Coast Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] 2001[9]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Indigenous 2,370 66.67% 2,040 61.82% 2,070 65.09% 1,990 62.58% 2,245 59.39%
European[a] 1,130 31.79% 1,200 36.36% 1,080 33.96% 1,155 36.32% 1,485 39.29%
East Asian[b] 20 0.56% 30 0.91% 0 0% 25 0.79% 25 0.66%
Southeast Asian[c] 15 0.42% 10 0.3% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Latin American 10 0.28% 10 0.3% 0 0% 0 0% 10 0.26%
African 10 0.28% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 15 0.4%
South Asian 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 10 0.26%
Other[d] 0 0% 0 0% 25 0.79% 0 0% 10 0.26%
Total responses 3,555 99.25% 3,300 99.43% 3,180 99.19% 3,180 99.72% 3,780 99.97%
Total population 3,582 100% 3,319 100% 3,206 100% 3,189 100% 3,781 100%

Government

The Central Coast Regional District (CCRD) is unique in the province in that it has no incorporated municipalities within its borders. The Regional District has five Electoral Areas, each of which elect a single director to the District's Board of Directors. According to the 2021 Census, the populations of the electoral areas are:

Electoral Area Population CCRD Board of Directors 2022 - Present
A (Outer Coast, except "Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) 149 Steve Emery[10]
B ("Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) 1,193 Travis Hall.[10]
C (Bella Coola Valley east of Royal Canadian Legion) 661 Jayme Kennedy (Chair)[10]
D (Bella Coola Valley between Tatsquan Creek and Royal Canadian Legion, including "Bella Coola 1" Indian Reserve) 403 Lawrence Northeast[10]
E (Non-Reserve area of Bella Coola townsite) 162 Will Ward[10]

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 "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Central Coast Regional District". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Board of Directors | Central Coast Regional District". www.ccrd-bc.ca.

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