North Coast Regional District

The North Coast Regional District (until 2016 known as the Skeena–Queen Charlotte Regional District) is a quasi-municipal administrative area in British Columbia. It is located on British Columbia's west coast and includes Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands), the largest of which are Graham Island and Moresby Island. Its administrative offices are in the City of Prince Rupert.

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the North Coast Regional District, previously the Skeena–Queen Charlotte Regional District, had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.

Panethnic groups in the North Coast Regional District (1996−2021)

Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011		2006		2001		1996
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
EuropeanTemplate:Efn	8,275		8,215		9,085		10,105		12,175		14,400
Indigenous	7,670		8,035		7,980		7,985		7,700		8,120
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn	860		700		580		410		635		850
South Asian	660		420		410		540		550		620
East AsianTemplate:Efn	220		355		345		405		370		505
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn	115		20		0		10		0		15
African	65		75		90		75		45		35
Latin American	35		25		0		0		45		70
OtherTemplate:Efn	95		60		35		40		65		75
Total responses	17,995		17,895		18,550		19,590		21,565		24,710
Total population	18,181		18,133		18,784		19,664		21,693		24,795

• Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Electoral areas

• Area A - Skeena North: 29
  • Dodge Cove (unincorporated community): 29 (down from 52 in 2011)
  • Crippen Cove
  • Metlakatla
  • Lax Kw'alaams
• Area C - Skeena South: 147
  • Porcher Island
    • Oona River (unincorporated community): 147 (up from 37 in 2011)
    • Humpback Bay
    • Hunts Inlet
  • Prince Rupert
  • Port Edward
  • Hartley Bay
• Area D - Haida Gwaii North: 524
  • Rural Graham Island: 524 (down from 607 in 2006)
    • Tlell
    • Tow Hill
    • Lawn Hill
    • Miller Creek
  • Daajing Giids (formerly Queen Charlotte)
  • Skidegate
  • Old Massett
  • Port Clements
• Area E - Haida Gwaii South: 317
  • pop 2011 was 317, down from 402 in 2006
    • Sandspit (unincorporated community): 297 (down from 387 in 2006)

Municipalities

• City of Prince Rupert: 12,220
• Village of Daajing Giids: 948
• Village of Masset: 940
• District of Port Edward: 557
• Village of Port Clements: 440

Indian reserves

In addition to 7,700 aboriginal persons listed in the regional district's community profile at Statistics Canada, there are four separate Indian reserve communities within the regional district whose populations are not included within the regional district's figures, and which are governed separately by their respective band governments. These Indian reserves are:

• Old Massett (Masset Indian Reserve No. 1);
• Skidegate (Skidegate Indian Reserve No. 1);
• Metlakatla; and
• Lax Kw'alaams (Port Simpson Indian Reserve No. 1).

Past naming

The Regional District had historically been called the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District, referring to its location on the Skeena River and the Queen Charlotte archipelago. Once the Queen Charlottes were renamed Haidi Gwaii to reflect their Indigenous heritage, discussions began about renaming the Regional District to reflect the update. In September 2016, letters patent were granted renaming it to the North Coast Regional District

Transportation

The North Coast Regional District is served by Via Rail at Kwinitsa station, on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Kwinitsa on the north side of the Skeena River across from Yellowhead highway 16. The station is located between the Khyex River and the Kasiks River. The station is served by Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train as a flag stop.

External links

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