Cariboo_Regional_District

Cariboo Regional District

Regional district in British Columbia, Canada

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.

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Cariboo
Regional district
Cariboo Regional District
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Quesnel Williams Lake 100 Mile House Wells Barkerville Major communities
Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Administrative office location	Williams Lake
Government
• Body	Board 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]
• Total	80,609.75 km² (31,123.60 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[1]
• Total	61,988
• Density	0.77/km² (2.0/sq mi)
Website	www.cariboord.ca

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

District Municipality of 100 Mile House
City of Quesnel
District Municipality of Wells
City of Williams Lake

Communities

Alexandria
Australian
Kersley
Red Bluff
Rich Bar

Other communities

Alexis Creek
Anahim Lake
Horsefly
Lac La Hache
Likely
Lone Butte
McLeese Lake
Nazko
Nimpo Lake
Riske Creek
Tatla Lake
Forest Grove
150 Mile House

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]

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Panethnic groups in the Cariboo Regional District (1996–2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[5]		2016^[6]		2011^[7]		2006^[8]		2001^[9]		1996^[10]
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}	625	1.01%	380	0.62%	170	0.28%	235	0.38%	190	0.29%	175	0.26%
East Asian^{[lower-alpha 3]}	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^{[lower-alpha 4]}	50	0.08%	20	0.03%	0	0%	35	0.06%	10	0.02%	0	0%
Other^{[lower-alpha 5]}	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%

Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

More information Religious group, Pop. ...

Religious groups in the Cariboo Regional District (1991−2021)
Religious group	2021^[5]		2011^[7]		2001^[9]		1991^[11]
Religious group	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

Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

[1]
"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]
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]
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]
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.

Community Profile: Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada

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