Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District is a quasi-municipal administrative area in British Columbia, Canada. It stretches from Britannia Beach in the south to Pavilion in the north. Lillooet, Pemberton, Whistler and Squamish are the four municipalities in the regional district. Its administrative offices are in the Village of Pemberton, although the district municipalities of Squamish and Whistler are larger population centres. The district covers 16,353.68 km² (6,314.19 sq mi) of land area.

Squamish-Lillooet
Regional district
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
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A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red.
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationPemberton
Government
[1]
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of Directors
 • ChairJen Ford (Whistler)
 • Vice ChairVivian Birch-Jones(D)
 • Electoral Areas
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
Area
 • Land16,311.62 km2 (6,297.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total50,496
 • Density2.62/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

The southern end of the regional district comprises the northern part of the traditional territory of the Squamish people, and the northern half constitutes the traditional homeland of the St'at'imc people.

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District had a population of 50,496 living in 20,012 of its 26,330 total private dwellings, a change of 18.4% from its 2016 population of 42,665. With a land area of 16,296.34 km2 (6,292.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Panethnic groups in the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District (1996−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[2] 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] 2001[7] 1996[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 38,755 78.11% 32,070 77.12% 28,815 77.52% 27,755 79.01% 26,025 79.04% 24,880 84.87%
Indigenous 4,990 10.06% 5,060 12.17% 4,680 12.59% 4,085 11.63% 3,690 11.21% 2,430 8.29%
South Asian 1,725 3.48% 1,495 3.6% 1,240 3.34% 1,725 4.91% 1,845 5.6% 1,240 4.23%
East Asian[lower-alpha 2] 1,525 3.07% 1,205 2.9% 925 2.49% 775 2.21% 760 2.31% 395 1.35%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 3] 1,295 2.61% 1,155 2.78% 900 2.42% 440 1.25% 240 0.73% 150 0.51%
Latin American 530 1.07% 250 0.6% 185 0.5% 135 0.38% 95 0.29% 80 0.27%
African 350 0.71% 180 0.43% 250 0.67% 65 0.19% 135 0.41% 95 0.32%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 250 0.5% 70 0.17% 20 0.05% 85 0.24% 25 0.08% 25 0.09%
Other[lower-alpha 5] 205 0.41% 100 0.24% 150 0.4% 65 0.19% 100 0.3% 0 0%
Total responses 49,615 98.26% 41,585 97.47% 37,170 97.37% 35,130 99.73% 32,925 99.74% 29,315 99.71%
Total population 50,496 100% 42,665 100% 38,173 100% 35,225 100% 33,011 100% 29,401 100%
  • Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Communities

Incorporated municipalities
Municipality Government Type Population Growth 2011-16
Squamish district municipality 19,512 13.7%
Whistler resort municipality 11,854 20.7%
Pemberton village 2,574 5.8%
Lillooet district municipality 2,275 -2.0%

Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area A, British Columbia

Electoral Area A comprises the basin of the Bridge River valley above its confluence with the Yalakom River at Moha. The only towns in the area are Bralorne, Gold Bridge and Brexton. Other communities or localities include Gun Lake, Tyaughton Lake and Gun Creek Road.

Population as of 2016 Canadian Census: 186

Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area B, British Columbia

Electoral Area B comprises the basin of the Bridge River below its confluence with the Yalakom River at Moha, the valley of Seton and Anderson Lakes (excepting D'Arcy), and the rest of the upper portion of the SLRD surrounding Lillooet and adjoining parts of the Fraser Canyon. Communities include McGillivray Falls, Seton Portage, Shalalth, Texas Creek, Bridge River (meaning Moha and the lower Bridge River communities), West Pavilion, Pavilion and Fountain and Fountain Valley.

Population as of 2016 Canadian census: 363

Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area C, British Columbia

Electoral Area C comprises the Pemberton and Gates Valleys and the valley of the Green River north of Whistler. Communities include Pemberton Meadows, Mount Currie, Owl Creek, Birken, Devine, D'Arcy, and McGillivray (formerly McGillivray Falls).

Population as of 2016 Canadian Census: 1663

Squamish-Lillooet Electoral Area D, British Columbia

Electoral Area D comprises the valleys of the Cheakamus and Squamish Rivers and the Sea-to-Sky Corridor south to the SLRD boundary on Howe Sound. Communities include Britannia Beach, Woodfibre, Furry Creek, the Pinecrest and Black Tusk subdivisions nearer Whistler and the uninhabited former recreational settlement of Garibaldi.

Population as of 2016 Canada Census: 1057

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 "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" 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
Notes
  1. "Regional District Board". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  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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