Thompson-Nicola Regional District

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.

Thompson–Nicola
Regional district
Thompson–Nicola Regional District
Kamloops Lake
Kamloops Lake
Official logo of Thompson–Nicola
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A map of British Columbia depicting its 27 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red.
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationKamloops
Government
[1]
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of directors
 • ChairBarbara Roden (Ashcroft)
 • Vice chairRobin Smith (Logan Lake)
 • Electoral areas
  • 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
Area
 • Land44,449.42 km2 (17,162.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total143,680
 • Density2.98/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Websitewww.tnrd.ca

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,[3] solid waste management and recycling, community services, emergency and development services, a film commission.[4] 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[5]
Merritt city 7,051[6]
Chase village 2,399[7]
Clearwater district municipality 2,388[8]
Logan Lake district municipality 2,255[9]
Barriere district municipality 1,765[10]
Ashcroft village 1,670[11]
Cache Creek village 969[12]
Clinton village 646[13]
Sun Peaks mountain resort municipality 1,404[14]
Lytton village 210[15]

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 143,680 living in 59,885 of its 65,065 total private dwellings, a change of 8.3% from its 2016 population of 132,663. With a land area of 44,347.23 km2 (17,122.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.2/km2 (8.4/sq mi) in 2021.[16]

Panethnic groups in the Thompson–Nicola Regional District (1991−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[17] 2016[18] 2011[19] 2006[20] 2001[21] 1996[22] 1991[23][24]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 107,770 77.38% 103,015 79.84% 104,615 83.05% 101,590 83.8% 101,215 85.29% 102,055 86.5% 88,095 85.09%
Indigenous 19,420 13.94% 17,555 13.61% 14,425 11.45% 13,200 10.89% 11,590 9.77% 9,985 8.46% 10,900 10.53%
South Asian 4,940 3.55% 2,960 2.29% 2,445 1.94% 2,325 1.92% 2,525 2.13% 2,505 2.12% 2,270 2.19%
East Asian[lower-alpha 2] 2,895 2.08% 2,710 2.1% 2,500 1.98% 2,330 1.92% 2,130 1.79% 2,255 1.91% 1,480 1.43%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 3] 1,670 1.2% 1,145 0.89% 845 0.67% 935 0.77% 520 0.44% 495 0.42% 450 0.43%
African 1,200 0.86% 700 0.54% 305 0.24% 245 0.2% 400 0.34% 255 0.22% 180 0.17%
Latin American 585 0.42% 345 0.27% 175 0.14% 240 0.2% 145 0.12% 175 0.15% 90 0.09%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 345 0.25% 285 0.22% 490 0.39% 150 0.12% 70 0.06% 75 0.06% 70 0.07%
Other[lower-alpha 5] 435 0.31% 205 0.16% 165 0.13% 195 0.16% 60 0.05% 180 0.15% — —
Total responses 139,265 96.93% 129,020 97.25% 125,960 98.05% 121,225 99.13% 118,665 99.53% 117,980 99.31% 103,535 99.18%
Total population 143,680 100% 132,663 100% 128,471 100% 122,286 100% 119,222 100% 118,801 100% 104,386 100%
  • 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
  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
  1. "Board of Directors". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. Thompson–Nicola Regional Library
  4. TNRD film commission
  5. "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
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  17. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  18. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  19. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  20. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  21. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  22. 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 18, 2023.
  23. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (March 29, 2019). "1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions - Part B". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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