Central Saanich
Central Saanich | |
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| The Corporation of the District of Central Saanich[1] | |
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  Central Saanich Location of Central Saanich within the Capital Regional District | |
  Location of Central Saanich in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′51″N 123°23′2″W / 48.51417°N 123.38389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Capital |
| Incorporated | 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Central Saanich District Council |
| • Mayor | Ryan Windsor |
| • MP | Elizabeth May (Green) |
| • MLA | Adam Olsen (BC Green) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.33 km2 (15.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,814 |
| • Density | 406.8/km2 (1,054/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Highways | 17 |
| Waterways | Strait of Juan de Fuca, Saanich Inlet, Tod Inlet |
| Website | District of Central Saanich |
Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada , and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula, in the far south-east of Vancouver Island. The district began as a farming community, and many hobby farms, along with a handful of small working farms and vineyards, still exist. In recent decades, the area has seen increasing residential, commercial, and industrial development, especially around the neighbourhoods of Brentwood Bay and Saanichton, which are occasionally referred to as separate communities.
The area's best-known tourist attractions are the Butchart Gardens, located in the Brentwood Bay area, Gowlland Tod Provincial Park,[3] and Island View Beach.
The mayor of Central Saanich is former district councillor Ryan Windsor. Municipal councillors last elected in 2014[4] include Niall Paltiel, Carl Jensen, Alicia Cormier, Bob Thompson, Christopher Graham, and Zeb King.
Neighbourhoods of Central Saanich
- Brentwood Bay
- Willis Point
- Island View
- Saanichton
- Keating
- Tanner Ridge (also Saanich)
Potato ban
The production of potatoes from Central Saanich, east of the West Saanich Road, was banned in 1982 due to infestation by the golden nematode.[5] Potatoes from this region of Central Saanich are banned from entry into the United States.[6]
Notable people
- Jamie Benn, ice hockey winger for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).
- Wife and husband Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane, both award-winning Canadian poets.
- Roy Sydney Baker-Falkner, grew up in Saanich in the 1920s and went on to be one of the top Second World War Naval Aviators from Canada and UK., and one of the few Canadians who took part in the Battle of Britain.
Demographics
| Canada 2016 Census[7] | Population | % of Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visible minority group | South Asian | 365 | 2.2% |
| Chinese | 280 | 1.7% | |
| Black | 80 | 0.5% | |
| Filipino | 140 | 0.9% | |
| Latin American | 50 | 0.3% | |
| Arab | 0 | 0% | |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.2% | |
| West Asian | 0 | 0% | |
| Korean | 10 | 0.1% | |
| Japanese | 65 | 0.4% | |
| Other visible minority | 0 | 0% | |
| Mixed visible minority | 20 | 0.1% | |
| Total visible minority population | 1,060 | 6.4% | |
| Aboriginal group | First Nations | 545 | 3.3% |
| Métis | 400 | 2.4% | |
| Inuit | 25 | 0.2% | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 940 | 5.7% | |
| European | 13,840 | 84% | |
| Total population | 16,814 | 100% | |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Saanich had a population of 17,385 living in 7,105 of its 7,621 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 16,814. With a land area of 41.2 km2 (15.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 422.0/km2 (1,092.9/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "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 November 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "Central Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Gowlland Tod Provincial Park". BC Parks. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Potato Production and Sale (Central Saanich) Restriction Regulations". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "7 CFR § 319.56-10 - Importation of fruits and vegetables from Canada". Cornell Law School. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Central Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
