Strathcona
Regional district
Strathcona Regional District
Strathcona Provincial Park
Strathcona Provincial Park
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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 locationCampbell River
Government
[citation needed]
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of Directors
 • ChairMichele Babchuk (Campbell River)
 • Vice ChairBrad Unger (Gold River)
 • Electoral Areas
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
Area
 • Land18,278.06 km2 (7,057.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total44,671
 • Density2.44/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
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The Strathcona Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the northern and western portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona. The partition left the new Strathcona Regional District with 91.6 percent of the former Comox-Strathcona's land area, but only 42.1 percent of its population. Its current territory has a land area of 18,329.948 km2 (7,077.232 sq mi) and a 2016 census population of 44,671 inhabitants. There are 21 named Indian reserves within its territory, with a combined 2016 census population of 1,579 and combined land area of 16.444 km2 (6.345 sq mi).

The District's head offices are in Campbell River, British Columbia. During a transitional period, much of its administration was carried out by the Comox Valley Regional District, based in Courtenay, British Columbia but it is now self-administered. It is governed by a board of directors comprising representatives from each of the 5 municipalities and 4 electoral areas within its boundaries. It is anticipated that the board will expand to include representatives from some of the First Nations governments within its boundaries following treaty settlements.

Most of the Discovery Islands are within the Strathcona Regional District, while a few of the southernmost ones are in the Powell River Regional District.

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Strathcona Regional District had a population of 48,150 living in 21,227 of its 23,017 total private dwellings, a change of 7.8% from its 2016 population of 44,671. With a land area of 18,243.66 km2 (7,043.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Panethnic groups in the Strathcona Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 38,790 82.04% 36,095 82.39% 36,455 85.74%
Indigenous 6,140 12.99% 5,855 13.36% 4,650 10.94%
Southeast Asian[b] 760 1.61% 685 1.56% 630 1.48%
East Asian[c] 580 1.23% 460 1.05% 240 0.56%
South Asian 540 1.14% 275 0.63% 150 0.35%
African 230 0.49% 165 0.38% 135 0.32%
Latin American 135 0.29% 150 0.34% 160 0.38%
Middle Eastern[d] 15 0.03% 50 0.11% 15 0.04%
Other[e] 85 0.18% 80 0.18% 65 0.15%
Total responses 47,280 98.19% 43,810 98.07% 42,520 98.31%
Total population 48,150 100% 44,671 100% 43,252 100%

Municipalities

Municipality Government Type Population (2016)
Campbell River city 32,588
Gold River village 1,212
Sayward village 311
Tahsis village 248
Zeballos village 107

Electoral areas and unincorporated communities

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. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

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