Electoral Area A | |
|---|---|
| Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A | |
 Location of Electoral Area A inMetro Vancouver | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
| Regional district office | Metrotower III[1] |
| Government | |
| • Director | Jen McCutcheon |
| Area | |
| • Land | 815.21 km2 (314.75 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 800.72 km2 (309.16 sq mi) |
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| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 18,612 | |
| • Density | 22.8/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18,296 |
| • Urban density | 1,263/km2 (3,270/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 316 |
| • Rural density | 0.395/km2 (1.02/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| Area codes | 604,778, 236, 672 |
Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A is a part ofMetro Vancouver inBritish Columbia. It includes several unincorporated areas: theUniversity Endowment Lands and theUniversity of British Columbia, west of theCity of Vancouver;Bowyer,Passage, andBarnston Islands; the west side ofPitt Lake; the northern portion ofIndian Arm; and a large area to the north of theNorth Shore that is mostly mountainous and sparsely populated except for certain subdivisions betweenHorseshoe Bay and theVillage of Lions Bay.
The Electoral Area is represented by a director on the board of the regional district. This is an elected position, with a four-year term. The current director is Jen McCutcheon.[2]
In the2021 Census,Statistics Canada reported that Metro Vancouver A had a population of 18,612 living in 7,682 of its 9.201 total dwellings, a 15.4% change from its 2016 population of 16,133. With a land area of 815.21 km2 (314.75 sq mi), it had a population density of22.8/km2 (59.1/sq mi) in 2011.[3]
| Area | Population | % change 2016-2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2021 | ||
| UBC campus | 12,908 | 15,103 | +17.0% |
| University Endowment Lands | 2,982 | 3,193 | +7.1% |
| Total urban population | 15890 | 18296 | +15.1% |
| Barnston Island | 127 | 111 | -12.6% |
| Howe Sound communities (including Passage and Bowyer Islands) | 72 | 104 | +44.4% |
| Indian Arm/Pitt Lake communities | 44 | 101 | +129.5% |
| Total rural population | 243 | 316 | +30% |
| Electoral Area A | 16,133 | 18,612 | 15.4% |
| Ethnicity | Population | % of Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visible minority groups[6] | South Asian | 300 | 2.7% |
| Chinese | 3,370 | 30.8% | |
| Black | 155 | 1.4% | |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.2% | |
| Latin American | 170 | 1.6% | |
| Arab | 190 | 1.7% | |
| Southeast Asian | 110 | 1% | |
| West Asian | 390 | 3.6% | |
| Korean | 1,025 | 9.4% | |
| Japanese | 255 | 2.3% | |
| Other visible minority | 15 | 0.1% | |
| Mixed visible minority | 25 | 0.2% | |
| Total visible minority population | 6,040 | 55.2% | |
| Aboriginal groups[7] | First Nations | 60 | 0.5% |
| Métis | 0 | 0% | |
| Inuit | 0 | 0% | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 55 | 0.5% | |
| White | 4,840 | 44.3% | |
| Total population | 10,935 | 100% | |
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