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Thompson-Nicola Regional District
Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Thompson–Nicola | |
| official_name | Thompson–Nicola Regional District | |
| native_name_lang | ||
| settlement_type | Regional district | |
| image_skyline | Kamloops Lake.jpg | |
| image_caption | Kamloops Lake | |
| image_blank_emblem | Thompson-Nicola_BC_logo.png | |
| blank_emblem_type | Logo | |
| image_map | CAN BC Thompson-Nicola Regional District locator.svg | |
| map_alt | A map of British Columbia depicting its 27 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red. | |
| map_caption | Location in British Columbia | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Canada | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province | |
| subdivision_name1 | British Columbia | |
| seat_type | Administrative office location | |
| seat | Kamloops | |
| government_footnotes | ||
| government_type | Regional district | |
| governing_body | Board of directors | |
| leader_title | Chair | |
| leader_name | Barbara Roden (Ashcroft) | |
| leader_title1 | Vice chair | |
| leader_name1 | Robin Smith (Logan Lake) | |
| leader_title2 | Electoral areas | |
| leader_name2 | {{Plainlist | |
| unit_pref | Metric | |
| area_urban_footnotes | ||
| area_rural_footnotes | ||
| area_metro_footnotes | ||
| area_magnitude | ||
| area_blank2_title | ||
| area_land_km2 | 44449.42 | |
| dimensions_footnotes | ||
| population_as_of | 2021 | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 143680 | |
| population_density_km2 | 2.98 | |
| website |
- A – Wells Gray Country
- B – Thompson Headwaters
- E – Bonaparte Plateau
- I – Blue Sky Country
- J – Copper Desert Country
- L – Grasslands
- M – Beautiful Nicola Valley–North
- N – Beautiful Nicola Valley–South
- O – Lower North Thompson
- P – Rivers and the Peaks tags --| area_footnotes =
The Thompson–Nicola Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Canada 2021 Census population was 143,680 and the area covers 44,449.49 square kilometres. The administrative offices are in the main population centre of Kamloops, which accounts for 78 percent of the regional district's population. The only other city is Merritt; other municipally-incorporated communities include the District Municipalities of Logan Lake, Barriere and Clearwater and the Villages of Chase, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton and Lytton, and also the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks.
The region is named indirectly for the Thompson River by way of the traditional regional names of "the Thompson Country" and "the Nicola Country"; the Nicola Country was named for Chief Nicola and was originally "Nicola's Country", where he held sway; he is also the namesake of that river. The regional district government operates over 125 services including libraries, solid waste management and recycling, community services, emergency and development services, a film commission. The region is unique in Canada as it consistently holds around some of the hottest summer temperatures in the country, while also containing an area around Ashcroft that may be the only arid climate in Canada.
Municipalities
| Municipality | Government Type | Population (2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Kamloops | city | 97,902 |
| Merritt | city | 7,051 |
| Chase | village | 2,399 |
| Clearwater | district municipality | 2,388 |
| Logan Lake | district municipality | 2,255 |
| Barriere | district municipality | 1,765 |
| Ashcroft | village | 1,670 |
| Cache Creek | village | 969 |
| Clinton | village | 646 |
| Sun Peaks | mountain resort municipality | 1,404 |
| Lytton | village | 210 |
Unincorporated communities
- 16 Mile
- 70 Mile House
- Adams Lake
- Agate Bay
- Alpine Valley
- Aspen Grove
- Avola
- Barnhartvale (East)
- Big Bar
- Birch Island
- Black Pines
- Blackpool
- Blue River
- Botanie Valley
- Brookmere
- Canford
- Chasm
- Cherry Creek
- Darfield
- Del Oro
- Eagan Lake
- East Barriere Lake
- East Blackpool
- Heffley Lake
- Iron Mountain
- Jesmond
- Kane Valley
- Kelly Lake
- Knouff Lake
- Knutsford
- Lac Le Jeune
- Little Fort
- Loon Lake
- Louis Creek
- Lower Hat Creek (Carquile)
- Lower Nicola
- McLure
- Monte Creek
- Monte Lake
- Paul Lake
- Paxton Valley
- Pinantan Lake
- Pressy Lake
- Pritchard
- Quilchena
- Rivershore
- Savona
- South Green Lake
- Spences Bridge
- Stump Lake
- Sunshine Valley
- Thompson River Estates
- Tobiano
- Turtle Valley
- Upper Clearwater
- Upper Hat Creek
- Vavenby
- Venables Valley
- Walhachin
- Westwold
- Whitecroft
Electoral areas
- Electoral Area "A" (Wells Gray Country)
- Electoral Area "B" (Thompson Headwaters)
- Electoral Area "E" (Bonaparte Plateau)
- Electoral Area "I" (Blue Sky Country)
- Electoral Area "J" (Copper Desert Country)
- Electoral Area "L"
- Electoral Area "M"
- Electoral Area "N"
- Electoral Area "O"
- Electoral Area "P" (Rivers and the Peaks)
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Thompson-Nicola 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 44347.23 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
| Panethnic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| group | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Total responses | 139,265 | 129,020 | 125,960 | 121,225 | 118,665 | 117,980 | 103,535 | Total population | 143,680 | 132,663 | 128,471 | 122,286 | 119,222 | 118,801 | 104,386 |
| European | 107,770 | 103,015 | 104,615 | 101,590 | 101,215 | 102,055 | 88,095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 19,420 | 17,555 | 14,425 | 13,200 | 11,590 | 9,985 | 10,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Asian | 4,940 | 2,960 | 2,445 | 2,325 | 2,525 | 2,505 | 2,270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Asian | 2,895 | 2,710 | 2,500 | 2,330 | 2,130 | 2,255 | 1,480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian | 1,670 | 1,145 | 845 | 935 | 520 | 495 | 450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| African | 1,200 | 700 | 305 | 245 | 400 | 255 | 180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin American | 585 | 345 | 175 | 240 | 145 | 175 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern | 345 | 285 | 490 | 150 | 70 | 75 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 435 | 205 | 165 | 195 | 60 | 180 |
- Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Parks
The regional district contains more than 60 provincial parks. See List of provincial parks of Thompson-Nicola Regional District.
Notes
References
References
- "Board of Directors".
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- [http://www.tnrl.ca/ Thompson–Nicola Regional Library]
- [http://www.tnrdfilm.com/home TNRD film commission]
- (February 9, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada.
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- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2022-10-26). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population".
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2021-10-27). "Census Profile, 2016 Census".
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2015-11-27). "NHS Profile".
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2019-08-20). "2006 Community Profiles".
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2019-07-02). "2001 Community Profiles".
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2019-06-04). "Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census".
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2019-03-29). "1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Part B".
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2019-03-29). "Data tables, 1991 Census Population by Ethnic Origin (24), Showing Single and Multiple Origins (2) – Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions".
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