Sechelt Indian Government District

Sechelt Indian Government District is a municipality in the Sunshine Coast region of southwest British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated on March 17, 1988.[1] The district consists of 33 separate pieces of land, of which 32 are located within the Sunshine Coast Regional District and the remaining piece located within the Powell River Regional District.[3]

This article is about an Indian government district in British Columbia. For the nearby district municipality, see Sechelt, British Columbia. For the Aboriginal people, see Shishalh.

Sechelt Indian Government District
Indian government district
Sechelt Indian Government, District[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionSunshine Coast
Regional districtSunshine Coast
Powell River
IncorporatedMarch 17, 1988[1]
Area
 (2011)[2]
 • Total11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total819
 • Density28.6/km2 (74.2/sq mi)
 • Sunshine Coast portions
797
 • Sunshine Coast portions density73.8/km2 (191/sq mi)
 • Powell River portion
22
 • Powell River portion density90.5/km2 (234/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Sechelt Indian Government District had a population of 765 living in 333 of its 377 total private dwellings, a change of 9.8% from its 2016 population of 697. With a land area of 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 69.4/km2 (179.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

See also

References
  1. "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. "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 9, 2012.
  3. "Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in BC 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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