Regional District of Fraser–Fort George
Fraser–Fort George | |
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Regional District of Fraser–Fort George | |
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Major communities | |
![]() Location in British Columbia | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Administrative office location | Prince George |
Government | |
• Type | Regional district |
• Body | Board of directors |
• Chair | Art Kaehn (E) |
• Vice chair | Lara Beckett (C) |
• Electoral areas |
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Area | |
• Land | 50,676.10 km2 (19,566.15 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 94,506 |
• Density | 1.86/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
Website | rdffg.bc.ca |
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.
Communities[]
Cities[]
District Municipality[]
Villages[]
- McBride
- Valemount
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.
Designated Places[]
Demographics[]
Ethnic groups in Fraser–Fort George RD (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
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Ethnic group | European | 69,660 | 75% |
Aboriginal | 13,785 | 14.8% | |
South Asian | 2,640 | 2.8% | |
Filipino | 1,180 | 1.3% | |
Chinese | 965 | 1% | |
Black | 755 | 0.8% | |
Southeast Asian | 280 | 0.3% | |
Latin American | 275 | 0.3% | |
Japanese | 255 | 0.3% | |
Korean | 170 | 0.2% | |
Arab | 130 | 0.1% | |
West Asian | 85 | 0.1% | |
Multiple minorities | 150 | 0.2% | |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 90 | 0.1% | |
Total population | 94,506 | 100% |
(Statistics Canada, 2011)
- Population: 91,879 (39,237 private dwellings)
References[]
- ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ 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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