Kitimat-Stikine ( Eng. Kitimat-Stikine Regional District) - one of the 29 regional districts of British Columbia , Canada . 2016 population of 37,367 people in the county.
| Kitimat-Stikine | |
|---|---|
| Kitimat-Stikine | |
| A country |  Canada |
| Included in |  British columbia |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 104 464.6 km² |
| Largest cities | Teras , Kitimat |
| Population | |
| Population | 37 367 people ( 2016 ) |
| Density | 0.36 pers. / Km ² |
| Official site | |
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Kitimat-Stykin was incorporated as a regional district on September 14, 1967. Part of the county, including the Banks Island and Pitt moved to the District Skeena-Queen Charlotte in 1993. In 2007, the county territory was added Lake Dease Lake [1] . The district functions include local administration of the territory of more than 100,000 square kilometers, including land use planning, water, fire and other safety [2] .
Geographical position
The area of the district is 104,465 km ² [3] . Kitimat-Stikine is in western Canada. It borders the districts of the North Coast to the west, Bulkley-Nechako to the east, the Stikine to the east and north, the Central Coast in the south.
Population
According to the 2016 census, the population of Kitimat-Stykina was 37,367 people. The district was 14,820 households, and 10,750 families. The population density was 0.4 people per square kilometer. The population Kitimat-Stikine from 2011 changed to 6 people - less than 0.01% (the average for the province of British Columbia there was an increase of 5.6%). For 84.1% of the county mother tongue was English, 3.6% have a native one of the indigenous languages of Canada, 1.6% - German, 2.3% - Portuguese [3] .
According to the 2016 census, the population of the district according to the age range was as follows: 18.5% - residents under 14 years old, 66.6% - from 14 to 65 years old and 14.9% - aged 65 years and over. The average age of the population is 39.9 years, the median age is 40.8 years [3] .
Of 14,820 households 72.5% were family: 58.5% cohabiting couples (42.6% - married, 15.9% - in civil cohabitation); 9.8% - women and children living with no husband present, and 4.1% - men with children living without wives. On average, 2.5 people are household, and the average family size - 2.8 persons. Among the 30,470 people over 15 years 58.0% live in pairs (42.5% - married, 15.5% - in the civil cohabitation), 27.7% - have never been married [3] .
In 2015, the median income for a family was estimated at $ 87,801, for a household - at $ 71,742. The per capita income - $ 33,810 per year, while males have a median income of $ 43,136 per year as against 27 $ 490 average annual income for women. [3] .
| 1981 | 1986 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42,400 | 39483 | 45365 | 45455 | 44642 | 43965 | 43273 | 42662 | 41948 | 41563 | 41390 | 40727 | 40262 | 39917 | 37361 | 37367 |
District unit
Incorporated settlements:
- Kitimat (city)
- Hazelton (village)
- Kitimat (county municipality)
- Hazelton New (District municipality)
- Stewart (county municipality)
District also includes the 28 Indian reservations. The rest of Kitimat-Stykina is divided into 6 constituencies [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine BC Geographical Names Office.
- ↑ About us . Kitimat-Stikine Regional District.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - British Columbia . Statistics Canada.
- ↑ 5949 - Kitimat-Stikine Regional District . Statistics Canada.