List of cities in British Columbia

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A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a city by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[1]

British Columbia has 49 cities[2] that had a cumulative population of 2,926,102 and an average population of 59,716 in the 2011 Census.[3] British Columbia's largest and smallest cities are Vancouver and Greenwood with populations of 603,502 and 708 respectively.[3]

The first community to incorporate as a city was New Westminster on July 16, 1860, while the most recent community to incorporate as a city was Abbotsford on December 12, 1995.[2]

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List[edit]

Name Corporate
name[2]		 Regional district[2] Incorporation
date (city)[2]		 Population
(2011)[3]		 Population
(2006)[3]		 Change
(%)[3]		 Area
(km²)[3]		 Population
density[3]
Abbotsford[BC 1] Abbotsford, City of Fraser Valley December 12, 1995 7005133497000000000133,497 7005124258000000000124,258 70007400000000000007.4 7002375550000000000375.55 7002355500000000000355.5
Armstrong Armstrong, City of North Okanagan March 31, 1913 70034815000000000004,815 70034241000000000004,241 700113500000000000013.5 70005190000000000005.19 7002928000000000000928
Burnaby Burnaby, City of Greater Vancouver September 22, 1892 7005223218000000000223,218 7005202799000000000202,799 700110100000000000010.1 700190610000000000090.61 70032463500000000002,463.5
Campbell River Campbell River, City of Strathcona June 24, 1947 700431186000000000031,186 700429572000000000029,572 70005500000000000005.5 7002143120000000000143.12 7002217900000000000217.9
Castlegar Castlegar, City of Central Kootenay January 1, 1974 70037816000000000007,816 70037259000000000007,259 70007700000000000007.7 700119580999999999919.58 7002399300000000000399.3
Chilliwack Chilliwack, City of Fraser Valley April 26, 1873 700477936000000000077,936 700469217000000000069,217 700112600000000000012.6 7002261500000000000261.5 7002298000000000000298
Colwood Colwood, City of Capital June 24, 1985 700416093000000000016,093 700414687000000000014,687 70009600000000000009.6 700117660000000000017.66 7002911200000000000911.2
Coquitlam Coquitlam, City of Greater Vancouver July 25, 1891 7005126840000000000126,840[4] 7005114565000000000114,565 700110700999990000010.7 7002122300000000000122.3 70031037199999999991,037.1
Courtenay Courtenay, The Corporation of the City of Comox Valley January 1, 1915 700424099000000000024,099 700422021000000000022,021 70009400000000000009.4 700129380000000000029.38 7002820200000000000820.2
Cranbrook Cranbrook, The Corporation of the City of East Kootenay November 1, 1905 700419319000000000019,319 700418329000000000018,329 70005400000000000005.4 700131950000000000031.95 7002604700000000000604.7
Dawson Creek Dawson Creek, The Corporation of the City of Peace River May 26, 1936 700411583000000000011,583 700410994000000000010,994 70005400000000000005.4 700124370000000000024.37 7002475400000000000475.4
Duncan[BC 2] Duncan, The Corporation of the City of Cowichan Valley March 4, 1912 70034932000000000004,932 70034986000000000004,986 2999890000000000000−1.1 70002070099999999992.07 70032381700000999992,381.7
Enderby Enderby, The Corporation of the City of North Okanagan March 1, 1905 70032932000000000002,932 70032828000000000002,828 70003700000000000003.7 70004260000000000004.26 7002687700000000000687.7
Fernie Fernie, The Corporation of the City of East Kootenay July 28, 1904 70034448000000000004,448 70034217000000000004,217 70005500000000000005.5 700114830000000000014.83 7002299800000000000299.8
Fort St. John Fort St. John, City of Peace River December 31, 1947 700418609000000000018,609 700417402000000000017,402 70006900000000000006.9 700122690000000000022.69 7002820200000000000820.2
Grand Forks Grand Forks, The Corporation of the City of Kootenay Boundary April 15, 1897 70033985000000000003,985 70034036000000000004,036 2999870000000099999−1.3 700110430000000000010.43 7002382000000000000382
Greenwood[BC 3] Greenwood, The Corporation of the City of Kootenay Boundary July 12, 1897 7002708000000000000708 7002625000000000000625 700113300000000000013.3 70002420000000000002.42 7002292700000000000292.7
Kamloops Kamloops, City of Thompson-Nicola October 17, 1967 700485678000000000085,678 700480376000000000080,376 70006600000000000006.6 7002299230000000000299.23 7002286300000000000286.3
Kelowna[BC 4] Kelowna, City of Central Okanagan May 4, 1905 7005117312000000000117,312 7005107035000000000107,035 70009600000000000009.6 7002211820000000000211.82 7002553790000099999553.8
Kimberley Kimberley, City of East Kootenay March 29, 1944 70036652000000000006,652 70036139000000000006,139 70008400000000000008.4 700160620000000000060.62 7002109700000000000109.7
Langford Langford, City of Capital December 8, 1992 700429228000000000029,228 700422459000000000022,459 700130100000000000030.1 700139940000000000039.94 7002731900000000000731.9
Langley Langley, City of Greater Vancouver March 15, 1955 700425081000000000025,081 700423606000000000023,606 70006200000000000006.2 700110220000000000010.22 70032454600000000002,454.6
Merritt Merritt, City of Thompson-Nicola April 1, 1911 70037113000000000007,113 70036998000000000006,998 70001600000000000001.6 700124820000000000024.82 7002286600000000000286.6
Nanaimo Nanaimo, City of Nanaimo December 24, 1874 700483810000000000083,810 700478692000000000078,692 70006500000000000006.5 700191300000000000091.3 7002918000000000000918
Nelson Nelson, The Corporation of the City of Central Kootenay March 18, 1897 700410230000000000010,230 70039258000000000009,258 700110500000000000010.5 700111930000000000011.93 7002857700000000000857.7
New Westminster[BC 5] New Westminster, The Corporation of the City of Greater Vancouver July 16, 1860 700465976000000000065,976 700458549000000000058,549 700112700000000000012.7 700115630000000000015.63 70034222200000000004,222.2
North Vancouver North Vancouver, The Corporation of the City of Greater Vancouver August 10, 1891 700448196000000000048,196 700445165000000000045,165 70006700000000000006.7 700111830000000000011.83 70034073800000000004,073.8
Parksville Parksville, City of Nanaimo June 19, 1945 700411977000000000011,977 700410993000000000010,993 70009000000000000009 700114440000000000014.44 7002829600000000000829.6
Penticton Penticton, The Corporation of the City of Okanagan-Similkameen January 1, 1909 700432877000000000032,877 700431909000000000031,909 70003000000000000003 700142100000000000042.1 7002780900000000000780.9
Pitt Meadows Pitt Meadows, City of Greater Vancouver April 25, 1914 700417736000000000017,736 700415623000000000015,623 700113500000000000013.5 700186510000000000086.51 7002205000000000000205
Port Alberni Port Alberni, City of Alberni-Clayoquot October 28, 1967 700417743000000000017,743 700417548000000000017,548 70001100000000000001.1 700119760000000000019.76 7002897900000000000897.9
Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam, The Corporation of the City of Greater Vancouver March 7, 1913 700455958000000000055,958[4] 700452687000000000052,687 70006200000000000006.2 700129170000000000029.17 70031918300000000001,918.3
Port Moody Port Moody, City of Greater Vancouver March 11, 1913 700432975000000000032,975 700427512000000000027,512 700119900999990000019.9 700125890000000000025.89 70031273800000000001,273.8
Powell River Powell River, The Corporation of the City of Powell River October 15, 1955 700413165000000000013,165 700412957000000000012,957 70001600000000000001.6 700128910000000000028.91 7002455300000000000455.3
Prince George Prince George, City of Fraser-Fort George March 6, 1915 700471974000000000071,974 700470981000000000070,981 70001400000000999991.4 7002318260000000000318.26 7002226100000000000226.1
Prince Rupert Prince Rupert, City of Skeena-Queen Charlotte March 10, 1910 700412508000000000012,508 700412815000000000012,815 2999760000000000000−2.4 700154930000000000054.93 7002227700000000000227.7
Quesnel Quesnel, City of Cariboo March 21, 1928 700410007000000000010,007 70039326000000000009,326 70007300000000000007.3 700135380000000000035.38 7002282800000000000282.8
Revelstoke Revelstoke, City of Columbia Shuswap March 1, 1899 70037139000000000007,139 70037230000000000007,230 2999870000000099999−1.3 700140760000000000040.76 7002175100000000000175.1
Richmond Richmond, City of Greater Vancouver November 10, 1879 7005190473000000000190,473 7005174461000000000174,461 70009200000000999999.2 7002129270000000000129.27 70031473500000000001,473.5
Rossland Rossland, The Corporation of the City of Kootenay Boundary March 18, 1897 70033556000000000003,556 70033278000000000003,278 70008500000000000008.5 700159790000000000059.79 700159500000000000059.5
Salmon Arm Salmon Arm, City of Columbia Shuswap May 15, 1905 700417464000000000017,464 700416012000000000016,012 70009100000000000009.1 7002155280000000000155.28 7002112500000000000112.5
Surrey Surrey, City of Greater Vancouver November 10, 1879 7005468251000000000468,251 7005394976000000000394,976 700118600000000000018.6 7002316410000000000316.41 70031479900000000001,479.9
Terrace Terrace, City of Kitimat-Stikine December 31, 1927 700411486000000000011,486 700411320000000000011,320 70001500000000000001.5 700157360000000000057.36 7002200300000000000200.3
Trail Trail, City of Kootenay Boundary June 14, 1901 70037681000000000007,681 70037237000000000007,237 70006100000000000006.1 700134930000000000034.93 7002219900000000000219.9
Vancouver[BC 6] Vancouver, City of Greater Vancouver April 6, 1886 7005603502000000000603,502 7005578041000000000578,041 70004400000000000004.4 7002114970000000000114.97 70035249100000000005,249.1
Vernon Vernon, The Corporation of the City of North Okanagan December 30, 1892 700438150000000000038,150 700435979000000000035,979 70006000000000000006 700195760000000000095.76 7002398400000000000398.4
Victoria[BC 7] Victoria, The Corporation of the City of Capital August 2, 1862 700480017000000000080,017 700478057000000000078,057 70002500000000000002.5 700119470000000000019.47 70034109499999999994,109.4
White Rock White Rock, The Corporation of the City of Greater Vancouver April 15, 1957 700419339000000000019,339 700418755000000000018,755 70003100000000000003.1 70005130000000000005.13 70033773500000000003,773.5
Williams Lake Williams Lake, City of Cariboo March 15, 1929 700410832000000000010,832 700410744000000000010,744 69998000000000000000.8 700133130000000000033.13 7002327000000000000327
Total cities — — — 70062926102000000002,926,102 70062688754000000002,688,754 70008800000000000008.8 70033672860000000003,672.86 7002796700000000000796.7

Notes:

  1. ^ Abbotsford is British Columbia's largest city by area and is its newest city, incorporated on December 12, 1995. It also forms part of the Abbotsford - Mission census metropolitan area (CMA).
  2. ^ Duncan is British Columbia's smallest city by area.
  3. ^ Greenwood is British Columbia's and Canada's smallest city by population.
  4. ^ The Kelowna CMA is formed around the City of Kelowna.
  5. ^ New Westminster was British Columbia's first city, incorporated July 16, 1860.
  6. ^ Vancouver is Canada's eighth-largest city and British Columbia's largest city by population. The Vancouver CMA includes the cities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Langley, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver and White Rock.
  7. ^ Victoria is British Columbia's capital. The Victoria CMA includes the cities of Colwood, Langford and Victoria.

Former cities[edit]

Phoenix held city status between 1900 and 1919.[5]

City status eligibility[edit]

As of the 2011 Census, seven towns – Comox, Creston, Ladysmith, Qualicum Beach, Sidney, Smithers and View Royal – meet the requirement of having populations greater than 5,000 to incorporate as a city.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 8, 2012. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012. 
  4. ^ a b "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. March 21, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013. 
  5. ^ "Name Details: Phoenix". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012. 
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