Cariboo Regional District

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.

Cariboo
Regional district
Cariboo Regional District
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Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationWilliams Lake
Government
 • BodyBoard 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]
 • Total80,609.75 km2 (31,123.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total61,988
 • Density0.77/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Websitecariboord.bc.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

Communities

Other communities

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]

Ethnic groups in Cariboo RD (2016)
Source: 		Population %
Ethnic groupEuropean46,58576.4%
Aboriginal11,04018.1%
South Asian1,0451.7%
Filipino3300.5%
Chinese2300.4%
Japanese1950.3%
Black1650.3%
Korean1350.2%
Latin American800.1%
Southeast Asian500.1%
West Asian200%
Arab00%
Multiple minorities1200.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.500.1%
Total population61,988100%

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.[5]

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. Christopher Wang, "Only Horses: Adventures in Time and Space." Accessed 18.05.2014.

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