Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine is a type of local government administration in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2001 Census it had a population of 40,876 living on a land area of 91,910.63 km2 (35,486.89 sq mi). Its administrative offices are in the city of Terrace. The next-largest municipality in the regional district is the District Municipality of Kitimat. The other incorporated municipalities in the regional district are the Village of Hazelton, the District of New Hazelton and the District of Stewart. Unincorporated communities are many, most of them Indian Reserves which are not part of the governmental system of the regional district, which has limited powers relating mostly to municipal-type services. The remote settlement of Dease Lake, formerly in the Stikine Region, was added to the regional district on December 1, 2007.

Kitimat-Stikine
Regional district
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine
Terrace townsite
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Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Office locationTerrace
Government
 • TypeRegional district
 • BodyBoard of Directors
 • ChairPhilip Germuth (Kitimat)
 • Vice ChairJames Cordeiro (Terrace)
 • Electoral Areas
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
Area
 • Land104,464.61 km2 (40,334.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total37,367
 • Density0.358/km2 (0.93/sq mi)
Websiterdks.bc.ca

Municipalities
Municipality Government Type Population
Terrace city 15,723
Kitimat district municipality 8,335
New Hazelton district municipality 666
Stewart district municipality 494
Hazelton village 270

Demographics
Ethnic groups in Kitimat-Stikine RD (2016)
Source: 		Population%
Ethnic groupEuropean23,12562.6%
Aboriginal12,91535%
South Asian5751.6%
Filipino3250.9%
Black2100.6%
Chinese1850.5%
Latin American1400.4%
Korean750.2%
Japanese700.2%
Southeast Asian300.1%
West Asian150%
Arab100%
Multiple minorities550.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.250.1%
Total population37,367100%

Population history
Population history
YearPop.±%
199643,618—    
200140,876−6.3%
200637,999−7.0%
201137,361−1.7%
201637,367+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada

References
  1. "Board of Directors". Retrieved 2019-07-09.


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