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The Regional District of Nanaimo is a regional district located on the eastern coast of
Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are o ...
,
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, Canada. It is bordered to the south by the Cowichan Valley Regional District, to the west by the
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District The Alberni–Clayoquot Regional District of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. Adjacent regional districts it shares borders with are the Strathcona and Comox Valley Regional Districts to the north, and the Nanaimo ...
, and to the northwest by the Comox Valley Regional District. Its administration offices are located in
Nanaimo Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...
. During the
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, its population was established at 155,698. The Regional District of Nanaimo was incorporated on August 24, 1967. It has members that are cities, towns, districts, and seven electoral areas that contain unincorporated communities. The region owns and operates the
Nanaimo Regional Transit System Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System provides both conventional bus service and special needs paratransit services within the Regional District of Nanaimo in British Columbia, Canada. The system, operated by the Regional Transportation Serv ...
, which provides conventional local bus routes and special needs paratransit services.


Incorporated municipalities


Electoral areas

Electoral areas have no administrative or governmental function, and are used only to select rural representatives to the Regional District board.


Area A (Cassidy/Cedar)

This electoral area is located on
Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are o ...
, on the
Stuart Channel Stuart Channel is a strait in the Gulf Islands region of the Gulf of Georgia, separating Vancouver Island on the west from Thetis, DeCourcy and Penelakut (Kuper) Islands on the east. Ladysmith Harbour and the town of Chemainus face onto it from ...
southeast of
Nanaimo Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...
. According to the
Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
: *Population: 7,058 (exclusive of any residents of Indian Reserves) *% Change (2011-2016): 2.2 *Dwellings: 3,116 *Area (km²): 60.31 *Density (persons per km²): 117.0 Contains the communities of
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, Cedar, and South Wellington.
Nanaimo Airport Nanaimo Airport is a privately owned and operated regional airport located south southeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. In 1999, the air terminal was named in honour of World War I ace Raymond Collishaw who was born in Nanaimo. The N ...
is also located here.


Area B (Gabriola Island)

This electoral area contains
DeCourcy Island De Courcy Island is one of the Gulf Islands of the coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located between the Pylades and Stuart Channels approximately southeast of Nanaimo and approximately southwest of Vancouver. The island, about ...
,
Gabriola Island Gabriola Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia (BC), Canada. It is about east of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, to which it is linked by a 20-minute ferry service. It has a land area of about and a resid ...
and
Mudge Island Mudge Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands in the Salish Sea, in British Columbia (BC), Canada. It lies between Gabriola Island and Vancouver Island, and is considered part of the De Courcy group of islands. It is about wide and long. Dodd ...
. According to the
Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
: *Population: 4,033 (exclusive of any residents of Indian Reserves) *% Change (2011-2016): -0.3 *Dwellings: 2,987 *Area (km²): 57.76 *Density (persons per km²): 69.8


Area C (Arrowsmith/Benson)

This electoral area is located on
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, to the southwest of Nanaimo. It contains the upper
Nanaimo River The Nanaimo River is a river on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located near the city of Nanaimo on the island's east coast. Its headwaters are in the Vancouver Island Ranges of central Vancouver Island and its mouth, the Nanaimo ...
, the
Nanaimo Lakes Nanaimo Lakes are a chain of four lakes composed of three natural—First, Second, and Third Lakes—and one man-made, dammed lake, Fourth Lake, on the upper Nanaimo River, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Geography The lakes ...
, Mount Benson and
Mount Arrowsmith Mount Arrowsmith is the highest mountain east of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Its dominant rock is basalt. The mountain is contained within the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region and as of September 18, 2009 is designated part of hectare M ...
. According to the
Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
: *Population: 2,808 (exclusive of any residents of Indian Reserves) *% Change (2011-2016): -0.9 *Dwellings: 1,097 *Area (km²): 1,098.94 *Density (persons per km²): 2.6 Contains the community of
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.


Area E (Nanoose Bay)

This electoral area is located on
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, on the shore of the
Strait of Georgia The Strait of Georgia (french: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada and the extreme northwestern mainland coast ...
, between Lantzville and Parksville. It is co-extensive with the community of Nanoose Bay. According to the
Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
: *Population: 6,125 (exclusive of any residents of Indian Reserves) *% Change (2011-2016): 7.9 *Dwellings: 3,066 *Area (km²): 75.08 *Density (persons per km²): 81.6


Area F (Alberni Highway)

This electoral area is located on
Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are o ...
, to the west of Qualicum Beach and Parksville. British Columbia Highway 4 runs the length of the area. According to the
Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
: *Population: 7,724 (exclusive of any residents of First Nation Reserves) *% Change (2011-2016): 4.1 *Dwellings: 3,530 *Area (km²): 264.36 *Density (persons per km²): 29.2 Includes the communities of
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, Errington, Hilliers, Meadowood and Whiskey Creek, as well as Cameron Lake and
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.


Area G (Mid-Oceanside)

This electoral area is located on
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, on the shore of the
Strait of Georgia The Strait of Georgia (french: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada and the extreme northwestern mainland coast ...
, surrounding Qualicum Beach and almost surrounding Parksville. According to the
Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
: *Population: 7,465 (exclusive of any residents of Indian Reserves) *% Change (1996-2001): 4.3 *Dwellings: 3,553 *Area (km²): 49.32 *Density (persons per km²): 151.4 Contains the communities of Dashwood and French Creek.


Area H (Lighthouse Country)

This electoral area is located on
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, on the shore of the
Strait of Georgia The Strait of Georgia (french: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada and the extreme northwestern mainland coast ...
at the southern entrance to Baynes Sound, northwest of Qualicum Beach. According to the
Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
: *Population: 3,884 (exclusive of any residents of Indian Reserves) *% Change (1996-2001): 10.7 *Dwellings: 2,436 *Area (km²): 277.41 *Density (persons per km²): 14.0 Contains the communities of Bowser, Deep Bay,
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and
Horne Lake Horne Lake is located west of Qualicum Beach. Named after Adam Grant Horne, Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of ...
, as well as the Shaw Hill area in its southeastern part.


Demographics

As a
census division Census divisions, in Canada and the United States of America, United States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The census divisions of Canada are second-lev ...
in the
2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, the Regional District of Nanaimo had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.


Administrative role

The Regional District of Nanaimo categorizes its responsibilities into five "action areas": * The Regional Federation * Strategic and Community Development * Transportation and Solid Waste * Regional and Community Utilities * Recreation and Parks


See also

*
List of historic places in the Nanaimo Regional District The following list includes all of the Canadian Register of Historic Places listings in Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia. ...


References


Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nanaimo (regional district)


Notes


External links

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Nanaimo Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...
Mid Vancouver Island Populated places established in 1967