Burquitlam is a neighbourhood and commercial district of the City of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.
Etymology Its name derives from a combination of the names of the cities (then district municipalities) of Burnaby and Coquitlam in order to name a post office for this area, which is just east of the boundary of the two cities and is not used by the City of Burnaby.
A fictionalized version of Burquitlam is seen in the 1982 film Big Meat Eater.
Geography The Planning Department of the City of Coquitlam describes the neighbourhood of Burquitlam–Lougheed as being north of the New Westminster boundary, east of North Road, west of Blue Mountain Street, and to the south of the boundary of the City of Port Moody. Burquitlam Plaza is a shopping plaza by the intersection of Clarke Road (a northeastern continuation of the North Road arterial) and Como Lake Ave.
Demographics
Ethnicity + Panethnic groups in Burquitlam–Lougheed (1991−2021)Panethnic group2021 census2016 census2011 census2006 census2001 census1996 census1991 census European 9,420 9,920 11,075 11,590 12,165 13,285 13,140 East Asian 9,195 6,895 5,295 4,175 3,795 2,665 1,720 Middle Eastern 1,605 1,535 1,015 955 835 380 205 Southeast Asian 1,390 1,375 1,240 580 530 445 265 South Asian 1,240 1,185 1,065 795 515 610 480 African 725 310 175 220 150 150 200 Latin American 590 325 410 180 230 75 90 Indigenous 470 540 515 320 255 465 480 Other/multiracial 735 380 330 220 100 135 345 Total responses 25,370 22,465 21,120 19,035 18,575 18,210 16,925 Total population 25,637 22,775 21,654 19,216 18,848 18,516 17,212
Language Languages spoken in Burquitlam (2016) % Language English 48.6% Mandarin 8.8% Korean 8.4% Cantonese 5.9% Persian 4.0% Punjabi 2.5% Spanish 2.1% Russian 1.9% Tagalog 1.9% Arabic 1.6% Italian 1.4% Other 12.9% Total % 100%
Transportation On December 2, 2016, the SkyTrain's Millennium Line Evergreen Extension opened. The area is served by Burquitlam station.
Climate Like the rest of Metro Vancouver, Burquitlam features an oceanic climate. Snowfall is slightly higher than the City of Vancouver due to the inland location and relative high elevation of Burquitlam.
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Burquiltam Homes