The Sunshine Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southern mainland coast, across Georgia Strait (part of the Salish Sea) from Vancouver Island. It borders on the qathet Regional District to the north, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the east, and, across Howe Sound, the Metro Vancouver District to the south. The regional district offices are located in the District Municipality of Sechelt.
Geography The majority of the Sunshine Coast is sparsely populated. The Coast Mountains make up the inland area. Population is concentrated along the coast. Midway up the coast, beginning at the town of Sechelt, the coastal area forms a peninsula separated from the inland area by Sechelt Inlet. The 2016 census reported a total population of 29,970 persons. 12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2020-11-07. living on a land area of 3,778.17 km2 (1,458.76 sq mi).
The Sunshine Coast is typically accessed via boat or plane; no roads connect the district with the rest of the province. From Vancouver, ferries run from Horseshoe Bay to Gibsons across Howe Sound. At the northern end of the peninsula, ferries run from Earl's Cove to Saltery Bay.
Communities
District municipality Sechelt - Pop 10,201
Town Gibsons - Pop 4,605
First Nations Government District shíshálh Nation Government District (sNGD) (Partial) - Pop 767 (2021)
First Nations Reserve Lands Chekwelp 26 Chekwelp 26A Schaltuuch 27
Unincorporated Roberts Creek - Pop 3,421 Halfmoon Bay Madeira Park Garden Bay Egmont Hopkins Landing Langdale
Electoral areas +Electoral AreaPop 2021% change 2016 - 2021 Pop 2016Area Km2A - Pender Harbour/Egmont/Madeira Park3,03916.02,6191,898B - Halfmoon Bay2,9698.92,7261,270D - Roberts Creek3,5233.03,421143E - Elphinstone3,8836.03,66422F - West Howe Sound2,40717.82,043381 Sources Statistic Canada Census. Area A revised from 2,678 (2016)
Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Sunshine Coast Regional District had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+ Panethnic groups in the Sunshine Coast Regional District (2001−2021)Panethnicgroup20212016201120062001 European 26,370 25,320 25,220 24,770 23,515 Indigenous 2,270 2,020 1,430 1,485 1,215 Southeast Asian 930 560 490 230 155 East Asian 830 800 595 510 340 South Asian 435 235 125 95 45 African 230 170 115 135 100 Latin American 135 100 20 115 55 Middle Eastern 85 45 15 60 35 Other 230 115 60 90 10 Total responses 31,510 29,370 28,070 27,510 25,450 Total population 32,170 29,970 28,619 27,759 25,599 Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Provincial Parks Mount Richardson Provincial Park Tetrahedron Provincial Park Spipiyus Provincial Park
See also Sunshine Coast (British Columbia)
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References Sources Community Profile: Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
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