Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

The Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako (RDBN) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2021 census, the population was 37,737. The area is 73,419.01 square kilometres. The regional district offices are in Burns Lake.

Bulkley–Nechako
Regional district
Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako
Summer clouds over Vanderhoof
Summer clouds over Vanderhoof
Official logo of Bulkley–Nechako
Seal
Location in British Columbia
Location in British Columbia
Coordinates: 54.350°N 125.735°W / 54.350; -125.735
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationBurns Lake
Government
[1]
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • ChairMark Parker (D) November 2022/2023
 • Vice chairShane Brienen (G)
 • Electoral areas
Area
 • Land73,361.00 km2 (28,324.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total37,737
 • Density0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Websitewww.rdbn.bc.ca

Its geographical components are the Bulkley Valley, the northern part of the Nechako Country, and the Omineca Country, including portions of the Hazelton Mountains and Omineca Mountains in the west and north of the regional district, respectively. The dominant landform is the Nechako Plateau. Neighbouring regional districts are the Kitimat-Stikine, Central Coast, Cariboo, Fraser-Fort George, and Peace River Regional Districts; on its north the boundary with the southern edge of the remote Stikine Region is separated from the Bulkley–Nechako Regional District by the 56th parallel north. The boundaries of the regional district near-entirely coincide with the territory of the Dakelh or Carrier peoples, and also some of that of the Dunneza (Beaver), but their reserves and governments lie outside the regional district system. Roughly identical in area to the old New Caledonia fur district in the days of the North West Company, it is still sometimes referenced as New Caledonia, but while trapping continues in some area, its economy is now based in forestry, mining, tourism (mostly ranching in southern areas).

Municipalities
Municipality Government Type Population
Smithers town 5,378
Vanderhoof district municipality 4,346
Houston district municipality 3,052
Burns Lake village 1,659
Fort St. James district municipality 1,598
Telkwa village 1,295
Fraser Lake village 988
Granisle village 303

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako had a population of 37,737 living in 15,399 of its 17,618 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 37,896. With a land area of 73,203.22 km2 (28,263.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Panethnic groups in the Bulkley–Nechako Regional District (1996−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] 2001[7] 1996[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 28,280 75.82% 28,740 76.75% 30,620 78.63% 29,805 78.18% 33,430 82.18% 34,625 83.41%
Indigenous 7,410 19.87% 7,435 19.86% 7,335 18.84% 7,180 18.83% 6,020 14.8% 5,660 13.64%
South Asian 455 1.22% 235 0.63% 370 0.95% 405 1.06% 615 1.51% 735 1.77%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] 445 1.19% 385 1.03% 260 0.67% 230 0.6% 75 0.18% 205 0.49%
East Asian[lower-alpha 3] 250 0.67% 260 0.69% 150 0.39% 260 0.68% 355 0.87% 150 0.36%
African 240 0.64% 190 0.51% 120 0.31% 160 0.42% 140 0.34% 40 0.1%
Latin American 95 0.25% 90 0.24% 65 0.17% 40 0.1% 15 0.04% 40 0.1%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 50 0.13% 25 0.07% 0 0% 10 0.03% 0 0% 0 0%
Other[lower-alpha 5] 70 0.19% 75 0.2% 0 0% 25 0.07% 20 0.05% 35 0.08%
Total responses 37,300 98.84% 37,445 98.81% 38,940 99.32% 38,125 99.69% 40,680 99.57% 41,510 99.68%
Total population 37,737 100% 37,896 100% 39,208 100% 38,243 100% 40,856 100% 41,642 100%
  • Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Notes
  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References
  1. "Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako". Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  8. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (June 4, 2019). "Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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