Cariboo Regional District

Regional district in British Columbia, Canada

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Regional district in British Columbia, Canada

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

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• 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

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.

## Geography

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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

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

### Communities

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* Alexandria
* Australian
* Kersley
* Red Bluff
* Rich Bar

### Other communities

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* 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

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The Cariboo Regional District provides region-wide library services, recreational facilities, and local fire protection.

## Demographics

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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 groups in the Cariboo Regional District (1996–2021)  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[a] | 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[b] | 625  | 1.01%  | 380  | 0.62%  | 170  | 0.28%  | 235  | 0.38%  | 190  | 0.29%  | 175  | 0.26%
East Asian[c] | 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[d] | 50  | 0.08%  | 20  | 0.03%  | 0  | 0%  | 35  | 0.06%  | 10  | 0.02%  | 0  | 0%
Other[e] | 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.

Religious groups in the Cariboo Regional District (1991−2021)  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%

## Rural Representative Elections

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### Electoral directors

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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. ^ "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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

## External links

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Places adjacent to Cariboo Regional District

| Central Coast Regional District | Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako | Regional District of Fraser–Fort George

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Regional District of Mount Waddington |

Cariboo Regional District

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Strathcona Regional District | Squamish–Lillooet Regional District | Thompson–Nicola Regional District

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Subdivisions of British Columbia

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Regional districts|

* Alberni–Clayoquot
* Bulkley–Nechako
* Capital
* Cariboo
* Central Coast
* Central Kootenay
* Central Okanagan
* Columbia–Shuswap
* Comox Valley
* Cowichan Valley
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* Fraser–Fort George
* Kitimat–Stikine
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* Northern Rockies
* Okanagan–Similkameen
* Peace River
* qathet
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* North Coast
* Squamish–Lillooet
* Strathcona
* Sunshine Coast
* Thompson–Nicola

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