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A town 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 town by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 2,500 but not greater than 100,000 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 16 towns^[2] that had a cumulative population of 87,514 and an average population of 6,251 in the 2011 Census.^[3] British Columbia's largest and smallest towns are Comox and Port McNeill with populations of 13,627 and 2,505 respectively.^[3]

"Town" as a British Columbia municipal designation should not be confused with "township," which has no legal definition in the province. The three municipalities in British Columbia which refer to themselves as townships - Esquimalt, Langley, and Spallumcheen - are incorporated as district municipalities.

Of British Columbia's current 16 towns, the first to incorporate as a town was Ladysmith on June 3, 1904, while the most recent community to incorporate as a town was View Royal on December 5, 1988.^[2]

List

Name	Corporate name^[2]	Regional district^[2]	Incorporation date^[2]	Population (2011)^[3]	Population (2006)^[3]	Change (%)^[3]	Area (km²)^[3]	Population density^[3]
Comox	Comox, Town of	Comox Valley	January 14, 1946	13,627	12,385	10.0	16.74	814.3
Creston	Creston, Town of	Central Kootenay	May 14, 1924	5,306	4,826	9.9	8.47	626.8
Gibsons	Gibsons, Town of	Sunshine Coast	March 4, 1929	4,437	4,182	6.1	4.29	1,033.4
Golden	Golden, Town of	Columbia Shuswap	June 26, 1957	3,701	3,811	−2.9	11.41	324.4
North Delta	North Delta, Town of	Fraser Valley	unknown		51,623		10.6	554
Ladner, British Columbia	Ladner, Town of	Fraser Valley	unknown		21,112
Ladysmith	Ladysmith, Town of	Cowichan Valley	June 3, 1904	7,921	7,538	5.1	11.99	660.6
Lake Cowichan	Lake Cowichan, Town of	Cowichan Valley	August 19, 1944	2,974	3,012	−1.3	8.05	369.6
Oliver	Oliver, Town of	Okanagan-Similkameen	December 31, 1945	4,824	4,395	9.8	5.50	877.1
Osoyoos	Osoyoos, Town of	Okanagan-Similkameen	January 14, 1946	4,845	4,752	2.0	8.56	566.3
Port McNeill	Port McNeill, Town of	Mount Waddington	February 18, 1966	2,505	2,623	−4.5	13.77	181.9
Princeton	Princeton, Town of	Okanagan-Similkameen	September 11, 1951	2,724	2,780	−2.0	10.47	260.2
Qualicum Beach	Qualicum Beach, Town of	Nanaimo	May 5, 1942	8,687	8,502	2.2	17.98	483.2
Sidney	Sidney, Town of	Capital	September 30, 1952	11,178	11,315	−1.2	5.12	2,183.6
Smithers	Smithers, Town of	Bulkley-Nechako	October 6, 1921	5,404	5,217	3.6	15.27	353.8
View Royal	View Royal, Town of	Capital	December 5, 1988	9,381	8,768	7.0	14.36	653.3
Total towns	—	—	—	87,514	84,106	4.1	151.98	575.8

Former towns

Fort Nelson, originally incorporated as a village on April 8, 1971, became a town on October 31, 1987^[4] and then amalgamated with the Northern Rockies Regional District on February 6, 2009 to form the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.^[5]^[6]

Kinnaird, originally incorporated as a village on December 6, 1951, became a town on August 5, 1967, and then amalgamated with the Town of Castlegar on January 1, 1974, to form the City of Castlegar.^[7]

Mission City, originally incorporated as a village on December 12, 1939, became a town on January 1, 1958, and then amalgamated with the District of Mission on November 1, 1969.^[8]

Town status eligibility

At the 2011 Census, one village – Cumberland – met the requirement of having a population greater than 2,500 to incorporate as a town.

City status eligibility

At the 2011 Census, seven of the above towns – Comox, Creston, Ladysmith, Qualicum Beach, Sidney, Smithers and View Royal – met the requirement of having populations greater than 100,000 to incorporate as a city.

References

^ "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
^ ^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. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^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.
^ "Name Details: Fort Nelson". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
^ "Fort Nelson". Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in BC 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. p. 21 of 30. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
^ "Name Details: Kinnaird". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
^ "Name Details: Mission City". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

[LGA-1] "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.

[BCmunis-2] "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2011StatCanBC-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.

[FortNelson1-4] "Name Details: Fort Nelson". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

[FortNelson2-5] "Fort Nelson". Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[RegMunGovStats-6] "Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in BC 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. p. 21 of 30. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

[Kinnaird-7] "Name Details: Kinnaird". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

[MissionCity-8] "Name Details: Mission City". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

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-A [[town]] is a classification of [[List of municipalities in British Columbia#Municipalities|municipalities]] used in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]].  British Columbia's [[Lieutenant Governor in Council]] may incorporate a community as a town by [[letters patent]], under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 2,500 but not 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.<ref name=LGA>{{cite web | url=http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/LOC/freeside/--%20L%20--/Local%20Government%20Act%20RSBC%201996%20c.%20323/00_Act/96323_03.xml#part2 | title=Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities | publisher=Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer | date=November 12, 2012 | accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref>
+A [[town]] is a classification of [[List of municipalities in British Columbia#Municipalities|municipalities]] used in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]].  British Columbia's [[Lieutenant Governor in Council]] may incorporate a community as a town by [[letters patent]], under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 2,500 but not greater than 100,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.<ref name=LGA>{{cite web | url=http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/LOC/freeside/--%20L%20--/Local%20Government%20Act%20RSBC%201996%20c.%20323/00_Act/96323_03.xml#part2 | title=Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities | publisher=Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer | date=November 12, 2012 | accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref>
-British Columbia has 14&nbsp;towns<ref name=BCmunis/> that had a cumulative population of&nbsp;87,514 and an average population of 6,251 in the [[Canada 2011 Census|2011 Census]].<ref name=2011StatCanBC/> British Columbia's largest and smallest towns are [[Comox, British Columbia|Comox]] and [[Port McNeill]] with populations of 13,627 and 2,505 respectively.<ref name=2011StatCanBC/>
+British Columbia has 16&nbsp;towns<ref name=BCmunis/> that had a cumulative population of&nbsp;87,514 and an average population of 6,251 in the [[Canada 2011 Census|2011 Census]].<ref name=2011StatCanBC/> British Columbia's largest and smallest towns are [[Comox, British Columbia|Comox]] and [[Port McNeill]] with populations of 13,627 and 2,505 respectively.<ref name=2011StatCanBC/>
 "Town" as a British Columbia municipal designation should not be confused with "township," which has no legal definition in the province. The three municipalities in British Columbia which refer to themselves as townships - [[Esquimalt]], [[Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)|Langley]], and [[Spallumcheen]] - are incorporated as [[List of district municipalities in British Columbia|district municipalities]].
-Of British Columbia's current 14 towns, the first to incorporate as a town was [[Ladysmith, British Columbia|Ladysmith]] on June 3, 1904, while the most recent community to incorporate as a town was [[View Royal]] on December 5, 1988.<ref name=BCmunis/>
+Of British Columbia's current 16 towns, the first to incorporate as a town was [[Ladysmith, British Columbia|Ladysmith]] on June 3, 1904, while the most recent community to incorporate as a town was [[View Royal]] on December 5, 1988.<ref name=BCmunis/>
 == List ==
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+|-
+|scope="row"| [[North Delta]] || North Delta, Town of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| Town </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Fraser Valley]] ||align=center| {{sort|unknown}} ||align=center| {{nts|}} ||align=center| {{nts|51,623}} ||align=center| {{nts|}} ||align=center| {{nts|10.6}} ||align=center| {{nts|554}}
+|-
+|scope="row"| [[Ladner, British Columbia]] || Ladner, Town of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| Town </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Fraser Valley]] ||align=center| {{sort|unknown}} ||align=center| {{nts|}} ||align=center| {{nts|21,112}} ||align=center| {{nts|}} ||align=center| {{nts|}} ||align=center| {{nts|}}
 |-
 |scope="row"| [[Ladysmith, British Columbia|Ladysmith]] || Ladysmith, Town of </onlyinclude><!--<onlyinclude>|| Town </onlyinclude>--><onlyinclude>|| [[Cowichan Valley Regional District|Cowichan Valley]] ||align=center| {{sort|1904-06-03|June 3, 1904}} ||align=center| {{nts|7921}} ||align=center| {{nts|7538}} ||align=center| {{nts|5.1}} ||align=center| {{nts|11.99}} ||align=center| {{nts|660.6}}
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 == City status eligibility ==
-At the 2011 Census, seven of the above towns – [[Comox, British Columbia|Comox]], [[Creston, British Columbia|Creston]], [[Ladysmith, British Columbia|Ladysmith]], [[Qualicum Beach]], [[Sidney, British Columbia|Sidney]], [[Smithers, British Columbia|Smithers]] and [[View Royal]] – met the requirement of having populations greater than 5,000 to incorporate as a city.
+At the 2011 Census, seven of the above towns – [[Comox, British Columbia|Comox]], [[Creston, British Columbia|Creston]], [[Ladysmith, British Columbia|Ladysmith]], [[Qualicum Beach]], [[Sidney, British Columbia|Sidney]], [[Smithers, British Columbia|Smithers]] and [[View Royal]] – met the requirement of having populations greater than 100,000 to incorporate as a city.
 == See also ==

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