List of cities in British Columbia

Vancouver is British Columbia's largest city
Skyline of downtown Victoria, British Columbia's capital city

A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a city by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[1]

British Columbia has 51 cities[2] that had a cumulative population of 3,033,046 and an average population of 59,471 in the 2011 Census.[3] British Columbia's largest and smallest cities are Vancouver and Greenwood with populations of 603,502 and 708 respectively.[3] British Columbia's largest and smallest cities are Vancouver and Greenwood with populations of 603,502 and 708 respectively.[3] The largest city by land area is Abbotsford, which spans 375.55 km2 (145.00 sq mi), while the smallest is Duncan, at 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi).[3]

The first community to incorporate as a city was New Westminster on July 16, 1860,[2] while the most recent community to incorporate as a city was West Kelowna, which was redsignated from a district municipality to a city on June 26, 2015.[4]

List

Name Corporate
name[2]
Regional
district
[2]
Incorporation
date[2]
Population
(2011)[3]
Population
(2006)[3]
Change
(%)[3]
Area
(km²)[3]
Population
density[3]
Total cities 3,033,046 2,784,917 8.9 4,063.15 746.5

Notes:

    Former cities

    Sandon held city status between 1898 and 1920.[5] Phoenix held city status between 1900 and 1919.[6]

    City status eligibility

    As of the 2011 Census, seven townsComox, Creston, Ladysmith, Qualicum Beach, Sidney, Smithers and View Royal – meet the requirement of having populations greater than 5,000 to incorporate as a city. Also, 19 district municipalities meet the minimum population requirements to incorporate as a city.

    See also

    References

    1. "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
    4. "Order in Council No. 357". Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
    5. "From Boom to Bust in 20 Years: Sandon's History as an Incorporated City". Sandon Museum. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
    6. "Name Details: Phoenix (Abandoned Locality)". GeoBC. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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