Central Coast Ocean Falls (1968–1976) | |
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| Central Coast Regional District | |
.jpg) Bella Coola valley | |
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| Motto: That we may be good people together | |
 Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Administrative office location | Bella Coola |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional district |
| • Body | Board of directors |
| • Chair | Jayme Kennedy |
| • Electoral areas |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 24,491.85 km2 (9,456.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,319 |
| • Density | 0.14/km2 (0.36/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Central Coast Regional District is aregional district inBritish Columbia, Canada.[3] 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 theOcean Falls Regional District, named for the then-largest town in the region, the company town ofOcean Falls, which has since become aghost town. The district name was confirmed in 1974, but changed toCentral Coast Regional District in 1976.
As acensus division in the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Central Coast Regional District had a population of3,582 living in1,381 of its1,671 total private dwellings, a change of7.9% from its 2016 population of3,319. With a land area of 24,433.73 km2 (9,433.92 sq mi), it had a population density of0.1/km2 (0.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| Panethnic group | 2021[5] | 2016[6] | 2011[7] | 2006[8] | 2001[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Indigenous | 2,370 | 66.67% | 2,040 | 61.82% | 2,070 | 65.09% | 1,990 | 62.58% | 2,245 | 59.39% |
| European[a] | 1,130 | 31.79% | 1,200 | 36.36% | 1,080 | 33.96% | 1,155 | 36.32% | 1,485 | 39.29% |
| East Asian[b] | 20 | 0.56% | 30 | 0.91% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.79% | 25 | 0.66% |
| Southeast Asian[c] | 15 | 0.42% | 10 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.28% | 10 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.26% |
| African | 10 | 0.28% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 0.4% |
| South Asian | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.26% |
| Other[d] | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.79% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.26% |
| Total responses | 3,555 | 99.25% | 3,300 | 99.43% | 3,180 | 99.19% | 3,180 | 99.72% | 3,780 | 99.97% |
| Total population | 3,582 | 100% | 3,319 | 100% | 3,206 | 100% | 3,189 | 100% | 3,781 | 100% |
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 Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (Outer Coast, except "Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) | 149 | Steve Emery (2022–present) | [10] | |
| B ("Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) | 1,193 | Travis Hall (2022–present) | [10] | |
| C (Bella Coola Valley east of Royal Canadian Legion) | 661 | Jayme Kennedy (2022–present) | Chair | [10] |
| D (Bella Coola Valley between Tatsquan Creek and Royal Canadian Legion, including "Bella Coola 1" Indian Reserve) | 403 | Lawrence Northeast (2022–present) | [10] | |
| E (Non-Reserve area of Bella Coola townsite) | 162 | Will Ward (2022–2024) | [10] | |
| Leslie Harestad (2024–present) | [11] |
Places adjacent to Central Coast Regional District | |
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