Regional District of Fraser–Fort George

The Regional District of Fraser–Fort George (RDFFG) is a regional district located in the Central Interior of British Columbia. It is bounded by the Alberta border to the east, the Columbia–Shuswap and Thompson–Nicola regional districts to the south and southeast, Cariboo Regional District to the southwest, the Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako to the west, and the Peace River Regional District to the north and northeast. As of the Canada 2011 Census, Fraser–Fort George had a population of 91,879 and a land area of 51,083.73 km2 (19,723.54 sq mi). The offices of the regional district are located at Prince George.

Fraser–Fort George
Regional district
Regional District of Fraser–Fort George
Upper Fraser River
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Major communities
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationPrince George
Government
[1]
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • ChairArt Kaehn (E)
 • Vice chairLara Beckett (C)
 • Electoral areas
  • A - Salmon River–Lakes
  • C - Chilako River–Nechako
  • D - Tabor Lake–Stone Creek
  • E - Woodpecker–Hixon
  • F - Willow River–Upper Fraser
  • G - Crooked River–Parsnip
  • H - Robson Valley–Canoe
Area
 • Land50,676.10 km2 (19,566.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total94,506
 • Density1.86/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
Websiterdffg.bc.ca

Communities

Cities

District Municipality

Villages

Regional District Electoral Areas
  • Fraser–Fort George A - Salmon River–Lakes
  • Fraser–Fort George C - Chilako River–Nechako
  • Fraser–Fort George D - Tabor Lake–Stone Creek
  • Fraser–Fort George E - Woodpecker–Hixon
  • Fraser–Fort George F - Willow River–Upper Fraser
  • Fraser–Fort George G - Crooked River–Parsnip
  • Fraser–Fort George H - Robson Valley–Canoe

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.

  • Fort George (Shelley) Indian Reserve No. 2
  • McLeod Lake Indian Reserve No. 1
  • Parsnip Indian Reserve No. 5

Designated Places

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George had a population of 96,979 living in 40,224 of its 43,377 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 94,506. With a land area of 50,580.72 km2 (19,529.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Ethnic groups in Fraser–Fort George RD (2016)
Source: 		Population %
Ethnic groupEuropean69,66075%
Aboriginal13,78514.8%
South Asian2,6402.8%
Filipino1,1801.3%
Chinese9651%
Black7550.8%
Southeast Asian2800.3%
Latin American2750.3%
Japanese2550.3%
Korean1700.2%
Arab1300.1%
West Asian850.1%
Multiple minorities1500.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.900.1%
Total population94,506100%

References
  1. "Board of Directors". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.


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