Electoral Area A
Regional district electoral area
Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A
Location of Electoral Area A in Metro Vancouver
Location of Electoral Area A in Metro Vancouver
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtMetro Vancouver
Regional district officeMetrotower III[1]
Government
[2]
 • DirectorJen McCutcheon
Area
[3][4]
 • Land815.21 km2 (314.75 sq mi)
 • Urban
14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
 • Rural
800.72 km2 (309.16 sq mi)
 [Note 1]
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Regional district electoral area18,612
 • Density22.8/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Urban
[5]
18,296
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Rural
[5]
316
 • Rural density0.39/km2 (1.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes604, 778, 236, 672

Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A is a part of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia. It includes several unincorporated areas: the University Endowment Lands and the University of British Columbia, west of the City of Vancouver; Bowyer, Passage, and Barnston Islands; the west side of Pitt Lake; the northern portion of Indian Arm; and a large area to the north of the North Shore that is mostly mountainous and sparsely populated except for certain subdivisions between Horseshoe Bay and the Village of Lions Bay.

The Electoral Area is represented by a director on the board of the regional district. This is an elected position, with a four-year term. The current director is Jen McCutcheon.[2]

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Metro Vancouver A had a population of 18,612 living in 7,682 of its 9.201 total dwellings, a 15.4% change from its 2016 population of 16,133. With a land area of 815.21 km2 (314.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 22.8/km2 (59.1/sq mi) in 2011.[3]

Population by community[5]
Area Population % change 2016-2021
2016 2021
UBC campus 12,908 15,103 +17.0%
Rest of UEL 2,982 3,193 +7.1%
Total urban population 15890 18296 +15.1%
Barnston Island 127 111 -12.6%
Howe Sound communities (including Passage and Bowyer Islands) 72 104 +44.4%
Indian Arm/Pitt Lake communities 44 101 +129.5%
Total rural population 243 316 +30%
Electoral Area A 16,133 18,612 15.4%
Canada 2006 Census
Ethnicity Population % of Total Population
Visible minority groups[6] South Asian 300 2.7%
Chinese 3,370 30.8%
Black 155 1.4%
Filipino 20 0.2%
Latin American 170 1.6%
Arab 190 1.7%
Southeast Asian 110 1%
West Asian 390 3.6%
Korean 1,025 9.4%
Japanese 255 2.3%
Other visible minority 15 0.1%
Mixed visible minority 25 0.2%
Total visible minority population 6,040 55.2%
Aboriginal groups[7] First Nations 60 0.5%
Métis 0 0%
Inuit 0 0%
Total Aboriginal population 55 0.5%
White 4,840 44.3%
Total population 10,935 100%

Notes

  1. ^ As defined by Metro Vancouver,[5] the UEL is defined as urban land and all other areas are defined as rural.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Metro Vancouver Board of Directors - Contact Information" (PDF). Metro Vancouver Regional District. February 28, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Board Members". Metro Vancouver. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Metro Vancouver A, Regional district electoral area (RDA) [Census subdivision], British Columbia". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  4. ^ "Urban Containment". www.metrovancouver.org. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. ^ a b c d "About Electoral Area A". www.metrovancouver.org. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  6. ^ "File not found | Fichier non trouvé". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  7. ^ [1], Aboriginal Peoples - Data table

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