Dunbar–Southlands | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 View from near Dunbar St at W 18th Ave | |
 Location of Dunbar–Southlands in Vancouver | |
| Coordinates:49°15′00″N123°11′06″W / 49.25000°N 123.18500°W /49.25000; -123.18500 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Lower Mainland |
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 21,425 |
| • Density | 2,502.9/km2 (6,482/sq mi) |
Dunbar–Southlands is a neighbourhood situated on the western side ofVancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that stretches north from theFraser River and covers most of the land between the mouth of the Fraser andEnglish Bay.
This neighbourhood consists of many commercial and residential areas that mostly consists of single-family dwellings. It also contains parts of the Mackenzie Heights enclave, and is the home territory of theMusqueam Indian Band.
Archaeological findings shows that native First Nations have inhabited the area was early as 400 B.C. The Fraser provided large amounts of hunting and fishing areas for Salish Indians who settled at three locations. As recently as 15,000 years ago, it was buried under a sheet of glacial ice.[2]
In 1908, the land in the Dunbar area was owned by theCanadian Pacific Railway and was part of the now defunct, Municipality ofPoint Grey. At that time, the land was unstable for development. The first non-native settlers purchased a lot on 22nd Avenue.
By 1927, the area was served by three streetcar routes. Dunbar–Southlands became a part of Vancouver in 1929 when the Municipality of Point Grey merged with the City of Vancouver.
The first major land development in Dunbar–Southlands took place in the mid-1920s with some of the homes that were built during this period still standing to this day. Due to West Point Grey's 1922 zoning, by-laws ordered that these early homes be situated on the back of their lots; those that remain stand out as neighbourhood landmarks.[3]
Dunbar–Southlands is bordered on the north by West 16th Avenue and on the south by the Fraser River; it stretches from theUniversity Endowment Lands on the west to Mackenzie, Quesnel and Blenheim Streets in the east. The neighborhood is centered onDunbar Street while the vicinity of Southlands lies south of Marine Drive in the floodplain of the Fraser River, and theMusqueam Indian Reserve is also encompassed by the region.[4]
| Panethnic group | 2016[5] | 2006[6] | 2001[7] | ||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | ||||
| European[a] | 12,135 | 57.01% | 14,280 | 66.98% | 15,020 | 70.82% | |||
| East Asian[b] | 6,955 | 32.68% | 5,190 | 24.34% | 4,770 | 22.49% | |||
| Indigenous | 880 | 4.13% | 785 | 3.68% | 585 | 2.76% | |||
| South Asian | 400 | 1.88% | 260 | 1.22% | 340 | 1.6% | |||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 280 | 1.32% | 235 | 1.1% | 210 | 0.99% | |||
| Latin American | 175 | 0.82% | 150 | 0.7% | 25 | 0.12% | |||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 140 | 0.66% | 150 | 0.7% | 35 | 0.17% | |||
| African | 120 | 0.56% | 45 | 0.21% | 85 | 0.4% | |||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 205 | 0.96% | 220 | 1.03% | 150 | 0.71% | |||
| Total responses | 21,285 | 99.35% | 21,320 | 99.26% | 21,210 | 99.53% | |||
| Total population | 21,425 | 100% | 21,480 | 100% | 21,310 | 100% | |||
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | |||||||||
TheVancouver Park Board and the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks maintains a total of 10 parks in Dunbar–Southlands,[8] including thePacific Spirit Park, which contains 55.5 km of trails.[9]
The Dunbar Community Centre is jointly operated by the Vancouver Park Board and the Dunbar Community Centre Association.[10]
TheVancouver Public Library also maintains a branch in the Dunbar–Southlands district.
TheVancouver Fire and Rescue Services operates the Vancouver Fire Hall No 21 which serves the Dunbar region.
The area also contains many golf courses including the Musqueam Golf Course, Point Grey Golf Club, Shaughnessy Golf Club, and Marine Drive Golf Club.[11]
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