Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District
Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
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The Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island.[3] Adjacent regional districts it shares borders with are the Strathcona and Comox Valley Regional Districts to the north, and the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley Regional Districts to the east. The regional district offices are located in Port Alberni.
Alberni–Clayoquot | |
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| Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District | |
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 Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Administrative office location | Port Alberni |
| Government | |
| • Body | Board of directors |
| • Chair | John Jack (Huu-ay-aht) |
| • Vice chair | Debbie Haggard (Port Alberni) |
| • Electoral areas |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 6,577.08 km2 (2,539.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 33,521 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Communities
Cities
- Port Alberni – pop. 17,678
Regional district electoral areas
- Area A (Bamfield)
- Area B (Beaufort)
- Area C (Long Beach)
- Estevan Point
- Port Alberni
- Area D (Sproat Lake)
- Great Central
- Kleecoot
- Sproat Lake
- Area E (Beaver Creek)
- Area F (Cherry Creek)
District municipalities
Indian Reserves
NB Indian Reserves are not part of municipal or regional district governance and are outside the regional district's jurisdiction, and also counted separately in the census figures. Population figures here are from the 2006 census:
- Ahahswinis IR No. 1 pop. 148[4]
- Alberni IR No. 2 pop. 5[5]
- Anacla IR No. 12 pop. 95[6]
- Clakamucus IR No. 2 pop. 5[7]
- Elhlateese IR No. 2 pop. 27[8]
- Esowista IR No. 3 pop. 160[9]
- Hesquiat IR No. 1 pop. 10[10]
- Ittatsoo IR No. 1 pop. 200[11]
- Keeshan IR No. 9 pop. 0[12]
- Klehkoot IR No. 2 pop. 10[13]
- Macoah IR No. 1 pop. 19[14]
- Marktosis IR No. 15 pop. 661[15]
- Numukamis IR No. 1 pop. 5[16]
- Openit IR No. 27 pop. 0[17]
- Opitsat IR No. 1 pop. 174[18]
- Refuge Cove IR No. 6 pop. 103[19]
- Sachsa IR No. 4 pop. 0[20]
- Stuart Bay IR No. 6 pop. 0[21]
- Tsahaheh IR No. 1 pop. 425[22]
Highways
Highways that run through the Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District:
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District had a population of 33,521 living in 14,615 of its 16,704 total private dwellings, a change of 8.2% from its 2016 population of 30,981. With a land area of 6,577.08 km2 (2,539.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km2 (13.2/sq mi) in 2021.[23]
| Panethnic group |
2021[24] | 2016[25] | 2011[26] | 2006[27] | 2001[28] | 1996[29] | 1991[30][31] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 24,675 | 75.5% | 22,740 | 75.14% | 24,145 | 79.46% | 24,235 | 79.63% | 24,140 | 80.11% | 25,870 | 82.3% | 25,140 | 80.89% |
| Indigenous | 6,420 | 19.65% | 6,035 | 19.94% | 5,120 | 16.85% | 4,940 | 16.23% | 4,900 | 16.26% | 3,690 | 11.74% | 4,295 | 13.82% |
| South Asian | 530 | 1.62% | 570 | 1.88% | 415 | 1.37% | 740 | 2.43% | 635 | 2.11% | 1,215 | 3.87% | 1,045 | 3.36% |
| East Asian[b] | 370 | 1.13% | 445 | 1.47% | 410 | 1.35% | 205 | 0.67% | 270 | 0.9% | 395 | 1.26% | 405 | 1.3% |
| Southeast Asian[c] | 245 | 0.75% | 215 | 0.71% | 100 | 0.33% | 100 | 0.33% | 70 | 0.23% | 130 | 0.41% | 70 | 0.23% |
| African | 165 | 0.5% | 90 | 0.3% | 85 | 0.28% | 80 | 0.26% | 65 | 0.22% | 75 | 0.24% | 70 | 0.23% |
| Latin American | 95 | 0.29% | 40 | 0.13% | 40 | 0.13% | 65 | 0.21% | 45 | 0.15% | 30 | 0.1% | 40 | 0.13% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 50 | 0.15% | 30 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.03% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 0.05% |
| Other[e] | 130 | 0.4% | 95 | 0.31% | 50 | 0.16% | 60 | 0.2% | 20 | 0.07% | 25 | 0.08% | N/a | N/a |
| Total responses | 32,680 | 97.49% | 30,265 | 97.69% | 30,385 | 97.82% | 30,435 | 99.25% | 30,135 | 99.31% | 31,435 | 99.31% | 31,080 | 99.54% |
| Total population | 33,521 | 100% | 30,981 | 100% | 31,061 | 100% | 30,664 | 100% | 30,345 | 100% | 31,652 | 100% | 31,224 | 100% |
- Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" 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.
