The Cariboo Regional District spans the Cities and Districts of Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, and Wells in the Central Interior of British Columbia.
Geography The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) in the Central Interior of BC encompasses 80,252 square kilometers of land. The Cariboo and Coastal mountain ranges hug the CRD on its east and west side boundaries. The region straddles Highway 97 from 70 Mile House in the south to 5 km south of Hixon in the north. It belongs to the Pacific Time (British Columbia) zone.
Incorporated municipalities District Municipality of 100 Mile House City of Quesnel District Municipality of Wells City of Williams Lake
Communities Alexandria Australian Kersley Red Bluff Rich Bar
Other communities Alexis Creek Anahim Lake Horsefly Lac La Hache Likely Lone Butte McLeese Lake Nazko Nimpo Lake Riske Creek Tatla Lake Forest Grove 150 Mile House
Features and Amenities The Cariboo Regional District provides region-wide library services, recreational facilities, and local fire protection.
Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Cariboo 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.
+ Panethnic groups in the Cariboo Regional District (1991–2021)Panethnicgroup2021201620112006200119961991 European 48,375 48,120 48,945 50,355 54,390 56,920 49,860 Indigenous 11,160 10,465 10,775 9,090 7,865 5,895 7,860 South Asian 890 1,045 940 1,395 1,870 2,375 2,335 Southeast Asian 625 380 170 235 190 175 65 East Asian 495 560 740 495 540 545 405 African 210 165 75 110 200 220 225 Latin American 160 80 60 25 100 45 45 Middle Eastern 50 20 0 35 10 0 25 Other 210 170 30 45 40 35 Total responses 62,180 61,000 61,765 61,790 65,210 66,225 60,820 Total population 62,931 61,988 62,392 62,190 65,659 66,475 61,059 + Religious groups in the Cariboo Regional District (1981−2021)Religious group20212011200119911981 Irreligious 39,080 31,915 26,020 20,700 13,150 Christian 20,930 27,935 36,895 37,340 43,225 Sikh 645 745 1,560 2,155 2,435 Indigenous spirituality 480 460 Hindu 135 60 110 145 165 Buddhist 125 100 135 25 30 Muslim 65 15 65 15 20 Jewish 40 0 10 35 15 Other 680 525 420 405 55 Total responses 62,180 61,765 65,205 60,820 59,090 Total population 62,931 62,392 65,659 61,059 59,252
Rural Representative Elections Electoral directors Twelve electoral area directors and four municipal directors govern the affairs of the Cariboo Regional District. The electoral area directors are elected by area voters, and municipal directors are appointed by their municipal council. All directors serve for a four-year term.
Electoral areas Regional District Electoral Areas are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L.
Electoral areas have no administrative or governmental significance; they are used only to elect rural representatives to regional district boards.
Literature The Cariboo District and 100 Mile House are featured prominently in Al Purdy's poem "The Cariboo Horses" to examine the tradition of equinity against human civilization.Christopher Wang, "Only Horses: Adventures in Time and Space." Accessed 18.05.2014.
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References
Community Profile: Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
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