Central Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It has a total land area of 24,559.5 km2 (9,482.5 sq mi). When it was created in 1968, it was known as the Ocean Falls Regional District, named for the then-largest town in the region, the company town of Ocean Falls, which has since become a ghost town. The district name was confirmed in 1974, but changed to Central Coast Regional District in 1976.
Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Central 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 Central Coast Regional District (2001−2021)Panethnicgroup20212016201120062001 Indigenous 2,370 2,040 2,070 1,990 2,245 European 1,130 1,200 1,080 1,155 1,485 East Asian 20 30 0 25 25 Southeast Asian 15 10 0 0 0 Latin American 10 10 0 0 10 African 10 0 0 0 15 South Asian 0 0 0 0 10 Other 0 0 25 0 10 Total responses 3,555 3,300 3,180 3,180 3,780 Total population 3,582 3,319 3,206 3,189 3,781 Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Government The Central Coast Regional District (CCRD) is unique in the province in that it has no incorporated municipalities within its borders. The Regional District has five Electoral Areas, each of which elect a single director to the District's Board of Directors. According to the 2021 Census, the populations of the electoral areas are:
Electoral Area Population Board DirectorNotesRef.A (Outer Coast, except "Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve)149Steve Emery (2022–present)B ("Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve)1,193Travis Hall (2022–present)C (Bella Coola Valley east of Royal Canadian Legion)661Jayme Kennedy (2022–present)ChairD (Bella Coola Valley between Tatsquan Creek and Royal Canadian Legion, including "Bella Coola 1" Indian Reserve)403Lawrence Northeast (2022–present)E (Non-Reserve area of Bella Coola townsite)162Will Ward (2022–2024)Leslie Harestad (2024–present)
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References
Community Profile: Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada HardTank
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