The North Coast Regional District (until 2016 known as the Skeena–Queen Charlotte Regional District) is a quasi-municipal administrative area in
British Columbia. It is located on British Columbia's west coast and includes
Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands), the largest of which are
Graham Island and
Moresby Island. Its administrative offices are in the City of
Prince Rupert
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Demographics
As a
census division
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in the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the North Coast Regional District, previously the Skeena–Queen Charlotte Regional District, 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.
Electoral areas
*Area A - Skeena North: 29
**Dodge Cove (unincorporated community): 29 (down from 52 in 2011)
**Crippen Cove
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Metlakatla
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Lax Kw'alaams
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*Area C - Skeena South: 147
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Porcher Island
***Oona River (unincorporated community): 147 (up from 37 in 2011)
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* Humpback whale
* Humpback dolphin
* Humpback salmon
* Humpback bridge
* Humpback, a common name for the fish ''Chanodichthys dabryi''
* Humpback, a variant of hunchback
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***Hunts Inlet
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Prince Rupert
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Port Edward
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Hartley Bay
*Area D - Haida Gwaii North: 524
**Rural Graham Island: 524 (down from 607 in 2006)
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Tlell
Tlell is a small, unincorporated area on the east coast of Graham Island, which is part of Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) in British Columbia, Canada.
History
Besides Mexican Tom, who set up camp at Tlell in 1904, Eric Richa ...
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Tow Hill
Tow Hill, also known by its Haida language name Taaw Tldáaw, is a large isolated volcanic plug located east of Masset on the north end of the Naikoon Peninsula of northeast Graham Island in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, east of McIntyr ...
***Lawn Hill
***Miller Creek
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Daajing Giids (formerly Queen Charlotte)
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Skidegate
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Old Massett
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Port Clements
*Area E - Haida Gwaii South: 317
**pop 2011 was 317, down from 402 in 2006
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Sandspit (unincorporated community): 297 (down from 387 in 2006)
Municipalities
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City of Prince Rupert: 12,220
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Village of Daajing Giids: 948
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Village of Masset: 940
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District of Port Edward: 557
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Village of Port Clements: 440
Demographics
Indian reserves
In addition to 7,700 aboriginal persons listed in the regional district's community profile at
Statistics Canada
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, there are four separate Indian reserve communities within the regional district whose populations are not included within the regional district's figures, and which are governed separately by their respective band governments. These Indian reserves are:
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Old Massett (Masset Indian Reserve No. 1);
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Skidegate (Skidegate Indian Reserve No. 1);
*
Metlakatla; and
*
Lax Kw'alaams
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(Port Simpson Indian Reserve No. 1).
Past naming
The Regional District had historically been called the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District, referring to its location on the
Skeena River and the Queen Charlotte archipelago. Once the Queen Charlottes were renamed Haidi Gwaii to reflect their Indigenous heritage, discussions began about renaming the Regional District to reflect the update. In September 2016, letters patent were granted renaming it to the North Coast Regional District
References
External links
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Regional districts of British Columbia