The Regional District of Nanaimo is a
regional district
In the province of British Columbia in Canada, a regional district is an administrative subdivision of the province that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and governmental authority. there were 28 regional districts in ...
located on the eastern coast of
Vancouver Island
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,
British Columbia
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, Canada.
It is bordered to the south by the
Cowichan Valley Regional District
The Cowichan Valley Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia is on the southern part of Vancouver Island, bordered by the Nanaimo and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Districts to the north and northwest, ...
, to the west by the
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, and to the northwest by the
Comox Valley Regional District
The Comox Valley Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the southeastern portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, and centred about the Como ...
. Its administration offices are located in
Nanaimo. During the
2016
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census
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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 Se ...
, 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
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, on the
Stuart Channel southeast of
Nanaimo.
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
Cassidy
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Personal names
* Cassidy (given name)
* Cassidy (surname)
People
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* Cassidy (rapper) (born 1982), American rapper
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* Jame ...
,
Cedar
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*Cedar (plant), a list of trees and plants known as cedar
Places United States
* Cedar, Arizona
* ...
, 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 ...
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, abou ...
,
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 res ...
and
Mudge Island
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.
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
Vancouver Island
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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 ...
.
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
Extension
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* E ...
.
Area E (Nanoose Bay)
This electoral area is located on
Vancouver Island
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, on the shore of the
Strait of Georgia, 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 province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by ...
, to the west of Qualicum Beach and Parksville.
British Columbia Highway 4
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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
Coombs,
Errington,
Hilliers,
Meadowood and
Whiskey Creek, as well as
Cameron Lake and
Cathedral Grove
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.
Area G (Mid-Oceanside)
This electoral area is located on
Vancouver Island
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, on the shore of the
Strait of Georgia, 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
Vancouver Island
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, on the shore of the
Strait of Georgia at the southern entrance to
Baynes Sound
Baynes Sound is the channel between Denman Island and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The sound is a narrow western offshoot of the Strait of Georgia that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland of British Columbia. The area is act ...
, 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
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,
Deep Bay,
Dunsmuir and
Horne Lake
Horne Lake is located west of Qualicum Beach. Named after Adam Grant Horne, Hudson's Bay Company
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, as well as the Shaw Hill area in its southeastern part.
Demographics
As a
census division 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, 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
*
References
Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nanaimo (regional district)
Notes
External links
*
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Nanaimo
Mid Vancouver Island
Populated places established in 1967