North Okanagan | |
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| Regional District of North Okanagan | |
Rainbow over Lumby | |
Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Administrative office location | Coldstream |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional district |
| • Body | Board of Directors |
| • Chair | Kevin Acton (Lumby) |
| • Vice Chair | Amanda Shatzko (C) |
| • Electoral Areas |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 7,502.60 km2 (2,896.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 84,354 |
| • Density | 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
TheRegional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) is aregional district in theCanadian province ofBritish Columbia,Canada. TheCanada 2011 Census population was 81,237. The land area is 7,512.58 km2 (2,900.62 sq mi). The regional district's head office is in thedistrict municipality ofColdstream, although the largest population centre is its immediate neighbour, the city ofVernon.
As acensus division in the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Regional District of North Okanagan had a population of91,610 living in38,821 of its42,722 total private dwellings, a change of8.6% from its 2016 population of84,344. With a land area of 7,497.23 km2 (2,894.70 sq mi), it had a population density of12.2/km2 (31.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| Panethnic group | 2021[4] | 2016[5] | 2011[6] | 2006[7] | 2001[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 77,375 | 86.44% | 72,615 | 88.07% | 70,785 | 89.41% | 68,820 | 90.33% | 66,360 | 91.7% |
| Indigenous | 7,100 | 7.93% | 6,350 | 7.7% | 6,030 | 7.62% | 4,905 | 6.44% | 3,505 | 4.84% |
| South Asian | 1,390 | 1.55% | 900 | 1.09% | 540 | 0.68% | 835 | 1.1% | 1,135 | 1.57% |
| East Asian[b] | 1,375 | 1.54% | 1,255 | 1.52% | 870 | 1.1% | 915 | 1.2% | 905 | 1.25% |
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,075 | 1.2% | 690 | 0.84% | 325 | 0.41% | 195 | 0.26% | 180 | 0.25% |
| African | 470 | 0.53% | 205 | 0.25% | 175 | 0.22% | 165 | 0.22% | 80 | 0.11% |
| Latin American | 295 | 0.33% | 205 | 0.25% | 170 | 0.21% | 150 | 0.2% | 70 | 0.1% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 225 | 0.25% | 140 | 0.17% | 105 | 0.13% | 95 | 0.12% | 40 | 0.06% |
| Other[e] | 200 | 0.22% | 105 | 0.13% | 165 | 0.21% | 115 | 0.15% | 80 | 0.11% |
| Total responses | 89,510 | 97.71% | 82,455 | 97.75% | 79,165 | 97.45% | 76,190 | 98.56% | 72,370 | 98.83% |
| Total population[f] | 91,610 | 100% | 84,354 | 100% | 81,237 | 100% | 77,301 | 100% | 73,227 | 100% |
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Indian reservesNB These are excluded from governance by the regional district and have their own governments (theSpallumcheen Indian Band and theOkanagan Indian Band).