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Regional district in British Columbia, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Cariboo Regional District | |
Major communities | |
![]() Location in British Columbia | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Administrative office location | Williams Lake |
Government | |
• Body | Board of directors |
• Electoral areas / municipalities |
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Area | |
• 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 |
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]
The Cariboo Regional District provides region-wide library services, recreational facilities, and local fire protection.
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 group |
2021[5] | 2016[6] | 2011[7] | 2006[8] | 2001[9] | 1996[10] | ||||||
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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% |
Religious group | 2021[5] | 2011[7] | 2001[9] | 1991[11] | ||||
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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% |
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.
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.
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]
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