Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
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.
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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 | Josie Osborne (Tofino) |
• Electoral areas |
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Area | |
• Land | 6,589.15 ha (16,282.14 acres) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 30,981 |
• Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Website | Official website |
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)
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]
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]
References
- "Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- "Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District". BC Geographical Names.
- Community Profiles, 2006, Ahahswinis 1 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Alberni 2 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Anacla 12 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Clackamus 2 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles "Elhlateese 2 (Indian Reserve)
- Esowista 3 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Hesquiat 1 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles Ittatsoo 1 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Keeshan 9 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Klehkoot 2 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Machoa 1 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Martosis 15 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Numukamis 1 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Openit 27 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles
- Community Profiles, Refuge Cove 6 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Sachsa 4 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Stuart Bay 1 (Indian Reserve)
- Community Profiles, Tsahaheh 1 (Indian Reserve)
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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