Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (RDFFG) is a regional district located in the Central Interior of British Columbia. It is bounded by the Alberta border to the east, the Columbia-Shuswap and Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts to the south/southeast, Cariboo Regional District to the southwest, the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako to the west, and the Peace River Regional District to the north/northeast. As of the Canada 2011 Census, the Regional District had a population of 91,879, and a land area of 51,083.73 km² (19,723.54 sq mi). The offices of the Regional District are located at Prince George.
Fraser-Fort George | |
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Regional District of Fraser-Fort George | |
Upper Fraser River | |
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Major communities | |
Location in British Columbia | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Office location | Prince George |
Government | |
• Type | Regional district |
• Body | Board of Directors |
• Chair | Art Kaehn (E) |
• Vice Chair | Lara Beckett (C) |
• Electoral Areas |
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Area | |
• Land | 50,676.10 km2 (19,566.15 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 94,506 |
• Density | 1.86/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
Website | rdffg.bc.ca |
Communities
Cities
District Municipality
Villages
- McBride
- Valemount
Regional District Electoral Areas
- Fraser-Fort George A - Salmon River–Lakes
- Fraser-Fort George C - Chilako River-Nechako
- Fraser-Fort George D - Tabor Lake-Stone Creek
- Fraser-Fort George E - Woodpecker-Hixon
- Fraser-Fort George F - Willow River-Upper Fraser
- Fraser-Fort George G - Crooked River-Parsnip
- Fraser-Fort George H - Robson Valley-Canoe
Indian Reserves
NB Indian Reserves are not part of municipal or regional district governance and are outside the regional district's jurisdiction, and also counted separately in the census figures.
- Fort George (Shelley) Indian Reserve No. 2
- McLeod Lake Indian Reserve No. 1
- Parsnip Indian Reserve No. 5
Demographics
Ethnic groups in Fraser-Fort George RD (2016) Source: | Population | % | |
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Ethnic group | European | 69,660 | 75% |
Aboriginal | 13,785 | 14.8% | |
South Asian | 2,640 | 2.8% | |
Filipino | 1,180 | 1.3% | |
Chinese | 965 | 1% | |
Black | 755 | 0.8% | |
Southeast Asian | 280 | 0.3% | |
Latin American | 275 | 0.3% | |
Japanese | 255 | 0.3% | |
Korean | 170 | 0.2% | |
Arab | 130 | 0.1% | |
West Asian | 85 | 0.1% | |
Multiple minorities | 150 | 0.2% | |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 90 | 0.1% | |
Total population | 94,506 | 100% |
(Statistics Canada, 2011)
- Population: 91,879 (39,237 private dwellings)
References
- "Board of Directors". Retrieved 2019-07-09.