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 44,962 and an average population of 1,070 in the 2011 Census.[3] British Columbia's largest and smallest villages are Cumberland and Zeballos with populations of 3,398 and 125 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

Village Corporate
name[2]		 Regional
district[2]		 Incorporation
date[2]		 Population
(2011)[3]		 Population
(2006)[3]		 Change
(%)[3]		 Area
(km²)[3]		 Population
density[3]
Total villages — — — 44,962 43,997 2.2 393.76 114.2

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

Fort Nelson held village status between April 8, 1971, and October 31, 1987, after which it was classified as a town[7] before ultimately amalgamating with the Northern Rockies Regional District on February 6, 2009, to form the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.[8][9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

Town status eligibility

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

References

  1. ↑ "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. ↑ 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. "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Name Details: Fort Nelson". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Fort Nelson". Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Name Details: Kinnaird". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Name Details: Mission City". GeoBC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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