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A village 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 village by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is not greater than 2,500 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 42 villages[2] that had a cumulative population of 48,511 and an average population of 1,155 in the 2021 Census.[3] British Columbia's largest and smallest villages are Cumberland and Zeballos with populations of 4,447 and 126 respectively.[3]

Of British Columbia's current 42 villages, the first to incorporate as a village was Kaslo on August 14, 1893, while the most recent community to incorporate as a village was Queen Charlotte on December 5, 2005 (later renamed to Daajing Giids on July 13, 2022).[2][4]

List

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Village Corporate
name[2] 		Regional
district[2] 		Incorporation
date[2] 		Population
(2021)[3] 		Population
(2016)[3] 		Change
(%)[3] 		Area
(km²)[3] 		Population
density[3]
Alert Bay Alert Bay, The Corporation of the Village of Mount Waddington January 14, 1946 449 479 −6.3 1.69 265.3
Anmore Anmore, Village of Greater Vancouver December 7, 1987 2,356 2,210 6.6 27.53 85.6
Ashcroft Ashcroft, The Corporation of the Village of Thompson-Nicola June 27, 1952 1,670 1,558 7.2 50.86 32.8
Belcarra Belcarra, Village of Greater Vancouver August 22, 1979 687 643 6.8 5.50 124.8
Burns Lake Burns Lake, The Corporation of the Village of Bulkley-Nechako December 6, 1923 1,659 1,779 −6.7 6.54 253.7
Cache Creek Cache Creek, Village of Thompson-Nicola November 28, 1967 969 963 0.6 10.40 93.2
Canal Flats Canal Flats, Village of East Kootenay June 29, 2004 802 668 20.1 11.07 72.5
Chase Chase, Village of Thompson-Nicola April 22, 1969 2,399 2,286 4.9 3.75 639.3
Clinton Clinton, Village of Thompson-Nicola July 16, 1963 568 641 −11.4 8.14 69.7
Cumberland Cumberland, The Corporation of the Village of Comox Valley January 1, 1898 4,447 3,753 18.5 29.04 153.1
Daajing Giids[a] Daajing Giids, Village of North Coast December 5, 2005 964 884 9.0 35.58 27.1
Fraser Lake Fraser Lake, Village of Bulkley-Nechako September 27, 1966 965 988 −2.3 4.06 237.4
Fruitvale Fruitvale, The Corporation of the Village of Kootenay Boundary November 4, 1952 1,958 1,920 2.0 2.70 724.7
Gold River Gold River, Village of Strathcona August 26, 1965 1,246 1,212 2.8 10.92 114.2
Granisle[b] Granisle, Village of Bulkley-Nechako June 29, 1971 337 303 11.2 39.85 8.5
Harrison Hot Springs Harrison Hot Springs, Village of Fraser Valley May 27, 1949 1,905 1,468 29.8 5.49 347.3
Hazelton Hazelton, The Corporation of the Village of Kitimat-Stikine February 15, 1956 257 313 −17.9 2.89 89.1
Kaslo Kaslo, Village of Central Kootenay August 14, 1893 1,049 968 8.4 3.01 348.7
Keremeos Keremeos, The Corporation of the Village of Okanagan-Similkameen October 30, 1956 1,608 1,502 7.1 2.09 768.3
Lions Bay Lions Bay, Village of Greater Vancouver December 17, 1970 1,390 1,334 4.2 2.53 549.0
Lumby Lumby, The Corporation of the Village of North Okanagan December 20, 1955 2,063 1,833 12.5 5.93 347.7
Lytton Lytton, The Corporation of the Village of Thompson-Nicola May 3, 1945 210 249 −15.7 6.73 31.2
Masset Masset, Village of North Coast May 11, 1961 838 793 5.7 20.69 40.5
McBride McBride, The Corporation of the Village of Fraser-Fort George April 7, 1932 588 616 −4.5 4.62 127.4
Midway Midway, Village of Kootenay Boundary May 25, 1967 651 649 0.3 12.23 53.2
Montrose Montrose, The Corporation of the Village of Kootenay Boundary June 22, 1956 1,013 996 1.7 1.46 693.1
Nakusp Nakusp, Village of Central Kootenay November 24, 1964 1,589 1,605 −1.0 8.04 197.7
New Denver New Denver, The Corporation of the Village of Central Kootenay January 12, 1929 487 473 3.0 0.87 559.6
Pemberton Pemberton, Village of Squamish-Lillooet July 20, 1956 3,407 2,574 32.4 61.36 55.5
Port Alice Port Alice, Village of Mount Waddington June 16, 1965 739 664 11.3 7.03 105.1
Port Clements Port Clements, Village of North Coast December 31, 1975 340 282 20.6 13.07 26.0
Pouce Coupe Pouce Coupe, The Corporation of the Village of Peace River January 6, 1932 762 792 −3.8 2.06 370.3
Radium Hot Springs Radium Hot Springs, Village of East Kootenay December 10, 1990 1,339 776 72.6 6.34 211.3
Salmo Salmo, The Corporation of the Village of Central Kootenay October 30, 1946 1,140 1,141 −0.1 2.44 466.4
Sayward Sayward, Village of Strathcona June 27, 1968 334 311 7.4 4.44 75.2
Silverton Silverton, The Corporation of the Village of Central Kootenay May 6, 1930 149 195 −23.6 0.35 420.8
Slocan Slocan, Village of Central Kootenay June 1, 1901 379 289 31.1 0.78 488.6
Tahsis Tahsis, Village of Strathcona June 17, 1970 393 248 58.5 5.26 74.7
Telkwa Telkwa, The Corporation of the Village of Bulkley-Nechako July 18, 1952 1,474 1,327 11.1 7.04 209.5
Valemount Valemount, Village of Fraser-Fort George December 13, 1962 1,052 1,021 3.0 5.16 203.8
Warfield Warfield, The Corporation of the Village of Kootenay Boundary December 8, 1952 1,753 1,680 4.3 1.89 929.3
Zeballos Zeballos, The Corporation of the Village of Strathcona June 27, 1952 126 107 17.8 1.55 81.4
Total villages — — — 48,511 44,493 9.0 442.98 109.5

Notes:

  1. ^ Daajing Giids was formerly known as Queen Charlotte prior to July 13, 2022.[4]
  2. ^ Granisle was founded as a company town by Granisle Copper Ltd. prior to its incorporation in 1971.[5]

Former villages

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Fort Nelson held village status between April 8, 1971, and October 31, 1987, after which it was classified as a town[6] before ultimately amalgamating with the Northern Rockies Regional District on February 6, 2009, to form the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.[7][8]

Kinnaird held village status between August 6, 1947, and August 5, 1967, after which it was classified as a town before ultimately amalgamating with the Town of Castlegar on January 1, 1974, to form the City of Castlegar.[9]

Mission City held village status between December 12, 1939, and January 1, 1958, after which it was classified as a town before ultimately amalgamating with the District of Mission on November 1, 1969.[10]

Town status eligibility

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As of the 2021 Census, two of the above villages – Cumberland and Pemberton – meet the requirement of having a population greater than 2,500 to incorporate as a town.

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, 2021 census (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. October 30, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ministry of Municipal Affairs (July 13, 2022). "Ancestral Haida name restored to Haida Gwaii village". BC Gov News. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Name Details: Granisle". GeoBC. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Name Details: Fort Nelson". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  7. ^ "Fort Nelson". Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Name Details: Kinnaird". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  10. ^ "Name Details: Mission City". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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