Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

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Bulkley–Nechako
Regional district
Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako
Summer clouds over Vanderhoof
Summer clouds over Vanderhoof
Official logo of Bulkley–Nechako
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Location in British Columbia
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationBurns Lake
Government
[1]
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • ChairGerry Thiessen (Vanderhoof)
 • Vice chairMark Parker (D)
 • Electoral areas
Area
 • Land73,361.00 ha (181,278.98 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total37,896
 • Density0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako (RDBN) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 census, the population was 37,896. The area is 73,419.01 square kilometres. The regional district offices are in Burns Lake.

Its geographical components are the Bulkley Valley, the northern part of the Nechako Country, and the Omineca Country, including portions of the Hazelton Mountains and Omineca Mountains in the west and north of the regional district, respectively. The dominant landform is the Nechako Plateau. Neighbouring regional districts are the Kitimat-Stikine, Central Coast, Cariboo, Fraser-Fort George, and Peace River Regional Districts; on its north the boundary with the southern edge of the remote Stikine Region is separated from the Bulkley–Nechako Regional District by the 56th parallel north. The boundaries of the regional district near-entirely coincide with the territory of the Dakelh or Carrier peoples, and also some of that of the Dunneza (Beaver), but their reserves and governments lie outside the regional district system. Roughly identical in area to the old New Caledonia fur district in the days of the North West Company, it is still sometimes referenced as New Caledonia, but while trapping continues in some area, its economy is now based in forestry, mining, tourism (mostly ranching in southern areas).

Municipalities[]

Municipality Government Type Population
Smithers town 5,401
Vanderhoof district municipality 4,439
Houston district municipality 2,993
Burns Lake village 1,779
Fort St. James district municipality 1,598
Telkwa village 1,295
Fraser Lake village 988
Granisle village 303

Demographics[]

Ethnic groups in Bulkley–Nechako RD (2016)
Source: [1]		 Population %
Ethnic group European 27,760 74.1%
Aboriginal 7,475 20%
Filipino 290 0.8%
South Asian 235 0.6%
Black 190 0.5%
Chinese 145 0.4%
Southeast Asian 95 0.3%
Latin American 90 0.2%
Japanese 65 0.2%
Korean 50 0.1%
Arab 25 0.1%
West Asian 0 0%
Multiple minorities 40 0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 35 0.1%
Total population 37,896 100%

References[]

  1. ^ "Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako". Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.

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Coordinates: 54°21′00″N 125°44′06″W / 54.350°N 125.735°W / 54.350; -125.735


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