List of designated places in British Columbia

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.[1] It is usually a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre).[2] Designated places are created by provinces and territories, in cooperation with Statistics Canada, to provide data for submunicipal areas.[2]

At the 2011 Census of Canada, British Columbia had 319 designated places.[3] British Columbia's largest designated place is Saltspring Island Trust Area (part A) with a population of 10,234.[4]

List

The following is a list of designated places in British Columbia.

Name [4]	Type [4]	Regional district	Population (2011) [4]	Population (2006) [4]	Area (km^2) [4]
103 Mile	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	553	497	2.81
150 Mile House	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	1,172	893	19.14
Ainsworth Hot Springs	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	30	50	0.57
Aiyansh (Kitladamas) 1	Nisga'a village	Kitimat-Stikine	0	0	14.51
Alert Bay 1	Indian reserve	Mount Waddington	276	182	0.83
Alert Bay 1A	Indian reserve	Mount Waddington	261	303	1.65
Alexandria 1	Indian reserve	Cariboo	17	10	1.22
Alexandria 1A	Indian reserve	Cariboo	0	17	1.05
Alexandria 3	Indian reserve	Cariboo	20	0	5.02
Alexandria 3A	Indian reserve	Cariboo	15	15	1.28
Alexis Creek	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	73	127	1.91
Anahim Lake	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	83	140	6.52
Anahim's Meadow 2	Indian reserve	Cariboo	0	15	2.65
Anahim's Meadow 2A	Indian reserve	Cariboo	0	0	1.56
Anderson Subdivision	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	277	279	1.31
Anglemont	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	410	454	5.66
Arbutus Ridge	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	987	1,004	1.48
Arras-Devereaux	Unincorporated place	Peace River	212	166	14.07
Baker Trails	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	626	635	1.78
Balfour	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	477	479	3.72
Bamfield	Unincorporated place	Alberni-Clayoquot	155	251	4.87
Barlow Creek part A	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	569	527	12.58
Barlow Creek part B	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	15	10	0.6
Barney's Bar	Unincorporated place	qathet	447	405	2.8
Barriere	Unincorporated place	Thompson-Nicola	1,326	1,209	5.55
Bear Lake	Unincorporated place	Fraser-Fort George	159	170	1.54
Beaverdell	Unincorporated place	Kootenay Boundary	121	213	4.04
Bella Coola	Unincorporated place	Central Coast	95	135	1.96
Bell Acres	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	557	582	7.24
Big Lake	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	287	303	41.16
Big White	Unincorporated place	Kootenay Boundary	109	150	8.61
Birken	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	293	336	14.63
Black Point	Unincorporated place	qathet	555	574	1.62
Black Tusk Village	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	182	256	2.35
Blind Bay	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	1,234	1,091	16.64
Bonnington	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	512	461	2.44
Boston Bar	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	206	188	1.52
Bralorne	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	54	45	0.23
Brew Bay	Unincorporated place	qathet	115	100	0.34
Brilliant	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	160	142	0.95
Britannia Beach	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	254	241	3.99
Buckley Bay	Unincorporated place	Comox Valley	204	173	3.46
Burton	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	115	225	2.87
BX/Silver Star Foothills	Unincorporated place	North Okanagan	1,100	1,060	15.29
Canal Flats	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	685	670	1.7
Canoe Point	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	47	70	9.15
Casino	Unincorporated place	Kootenay Boundary	90	153	4.35
Cassidy	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	971	976	7.66
Cawston	Unincorporated place	Okanagan-Similkameen	1,015	973	11.67
Cedar	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	2,830	2,338	33.68
Cedar Hill/Glenemma	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	585	530	38.77
Celista	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	442	408	26.5
Charlie Lake part A	Unincorporated place	Peace River	1,851	1,796	19.38
Charlie Lake part B	Unincorporated place	Peace River	19	88	0.23
Cherry Creek part A	Unincorporated place	Alberni-Clayoquot	1,009	1,033	12.9
Cherry Point	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	504	641	0.89
Cherryville	Unincorporated place	North Okanagan	614	614	42.02
Chilcotin Road Area	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	348	370	2.01
Christina Lake	Unincorporated place	Kootenay Boundary	1,168	1,275	10.72
Chuchhriaschin 5	Indian reserve	Thompson-Nicola	0	0	0.08
Chuchhriaschin 5A	Indian reserve	Thompson-Nicola	0	0	0.09
Coal Harbour	Unincorporated place	Mount Waddington	180	176	5.3
Cobble Hill	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	637	441	0.71
Commodore Heights	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	47	47	1.92
Coombs	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	1,547	1,327	15.65
Cowichan 1	Indian reserve	Cowichan Valley	2,307	1,768	23.08
Cowichan 9	Indian reserve	Cowichan Valley	30	29	0.21
Cowichan Bay	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	203	203	0.66
Crawford Bay	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	321	332	13.31
Cultus Lake	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	15	22	1.13
D'Arcy	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	35	83	0.1
Dashwood	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	978	1,037	11.04
Dease Lake	Unincorporated place	Kitimat-Stikine	303	384	8.56
Decker Lake	Unincorporated place	Bulkley-Nechako	182	219	1.64
Deep Bay/Bowser	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	1,613	1,485	26.71
Deep Creek	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	527	500	42.65
Denman Island Trust Area	Island trust	Comox Valley	1,022	1,095	51.7
Deroche	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	126	139	1.41
Devine	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	77	62	6.01
Diamond	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	188	207	1.03
Dodge Cove	Unincorporated place	North Coast	29	42	0.29
Dog Creek Road Area	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	1,106	880	7.76
Dogwood Valley	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	113	125	1.63
Dokie-Wildmare	Unincorporated place	Peace River	628	701	18.26
Dunsmuir	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	1,271	1,358	21.34
Durieu	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	110	133	1.22
Eagle Bay	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	400	528	32.71
East Popkum	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	204	175	3.6
East Wellington	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	1,450	1,203	16.98
Edgewater	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	413	407	0.78
Edgewood	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	142	145	2.08
Ellison	Unincorporated place	Central Okanagan	1,715	1,510	32.32
Englishman River North	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	812	845	2.17
Englishman River South	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	691	580	9.37
Errington	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	2,678	2,549	27.44
Esler Subdivision	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	254	301	3.92
Evelyn	Unincorporated place	Bulkley-Nechako	55	65	2.16
Extension	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	267	193	1.14
Fairmont Hot Springs	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	476	501	4.29
Falkland	Unincorporated place	North Okanagan	805	805	27.71
Fanny Bay	Unincorporated place	Comox Valley	815	766	7.4
Fauquier	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	170	197	4.85
Field	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	169	370	3.53
Forest Grove	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	318	331	16.32
Fort Fraser	Unincorporated place	Bulkley-Nechako	284	282	2.43
Fort St. John Airport	Unincorporated place	Peace River	559	565	15.98
Fox Mountain	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	583	535	21.64
French Creek	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	968	296	16.07
Furry Creek	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	215	93	4.07
Gabriola Island Trust Area part A	Island trust	Nanaimo	4,045	4,050	57.73
Gabriola Island Trust Area part B	Island trust	Nanaimo	0	0	0.07
Gabriola Island Trust Area part C	Island trust	Nanaimo	0	0	0.03
Galiano Island Trust Area	Island trust	Capital	1,138	1,258	60.16
Gambier Island Trust Area part A	Island trust	Sunshine Coast	245	274	86.84
Gambier Island Trust Area part B	Island trust	Sunshine Coast	30	20	9.92
Gambier Island Trust Area part C	Island trust	Sunshine Coast	0	19	1.36
Gambier Island Trust Area part D	Island trust	Sunshine Coast	0	0	0.01
Gambier Island Trust Area part E	Island trust	Sunshine Coast	0	0	0
Garden 2	Indian reserve	Cariboo	5	5	0.35
Garden 2A	Indian reserve	Cariboo	5	5	1.69
Garden Bay	Unincorporated place	Sunshine Coast	370	323	2.52
Gateway/Buffalo Creek	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	627	636	51.45
Genelle	Unincorporated place	Kootenay Boundary	798	840	4.37
Gillies Bay	Unincorporated place	qathet	395	400	2.03
Gingolx	Nisga'a village	Kitimat-Stikime	408	341	5.23
Gitwinksihlkw	Nisga'a village	Kitimat-Stikine	184	201	3.85
Glade	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	287	248	3.2
Gold Bridge	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	10	64	0.19
Grand Haven/Clairmont	Unincorporated place	Peace River	388	646	4.13
Grindrod	Unincorporated place	North Okanagan	1,453	1,497	43.24
Gun Lake	Unincorporated place	Squamish-Lilooet	61	78	4.16
Hagensborg part A	Unincorporated place	Central Coast	153	196	4.49
Hagensborg part B	Unincorporated place	Central Coast	66	52	2.65
Halfmoon Bay	Unincorporated place	Sunshine Coast	396	417	4.01
Halhalaeden 14	Indian reserve	Thompson-Nicola	5	5	0.53
Halhalaeden 14A	Indian reserve	Thompson-Nicola	0	0	1.13
Harrison Mills	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	405	209	1.81
Harrop/Procter	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	650	620	19.77
Hatzic Island	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	484	587	1.01
Hedley	Unincorporated place	Okanagan-Similkameen	252	256	0.57
Hemlock Valley	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	39	68	2.66
Heriot Bay	Unincorporated place	Strathcona	527	573	3.52
Hilliers	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	1,503	1,511	29.07
Hixon	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	220	202	2.48
Holberg	Unincorporated place	Mount Waddington	51	110	7.15
Honeymoon Bay/Mesachie Lake	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	580	610	4
Hornby Island Trust Area	Island trust		958	1,074	29.97
Horsefly	Unincorporated place		137	150	6.2
Hosmer	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	116	129	0.92
Hyde Creek	Unincorporated place		524	474	11.91
Imperial Ranchettes	Unincorporated place		412	441	3.39
Inkluckcheen 21	Indian reserve		182	186	2.35
Inkluckcheen 21B	Indian reserve		17	0	1.9
Jaffray	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	494	453	10.44
Kaleden	Unincorporated place	Okanagan-Similkameen	1,224	1,289	4.32
Kanaka Bar 1A	Indian reserve		15	57	0.81
Kanaka Bar 2	Indian reserve		0	5	0.46
Kelly Lake	Unincorporated place	Peace River	109	110	10.57
Kersley	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	374	376	4.27
Kettle Valley	Unincorporated place	Kootenay Boundary	80	294	7.4
Kingfisher	Unincorporated place		181	238	10.67
Kitchener	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	261	241	6.29
Lac la Hache	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	239	245	4.5
Laidlaw	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	167	163	5.84
Lake Errock	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	316	426	3.61
Lakeview	Unincorporated place		1,235	934	25.2
Lang Bay	Unincorporated place		288	301	1.51
Lantzville	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	764	754	4
Lasqueti Island Trust Area	Island trust	qathet	426	359	73.32
Laxgalts'ap	Nisga'a village	Kitimat-Stikine	378	474	17.52
Lee Creek	Unincorporated place		378	392	6.69
Lindell Beach	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	149	150	0.98
Little Springs 18	Indian reserve		5	5	2.79
Little Springs 8	Indian reserve		5	10	1.94
Lone Butte	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	316	317	16.97
Lower Nicola	Unincorporated place	Thompson-Nicola	1,068	1,047	6.07
Lund	Unincorporated place	qathet	321	243	10.57
Magna Bay	Unincorporated place		211	228	12.16
Malakwa	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	596	619	27.82
Manson's Landing	Unincorporated place	Strathcona	149	198	2.19
Mara	Unincorporated place		309	358	13.44
Mayne Island Trust Area	Island trust	Capital	1,071	1,112	22.36
McLeese Lake	Unincorporated place	Cariboo	197	228	6.56
Merville part A	Unincorporated place	Comox Valley	1,258	1,245	28.65
Merville part B	Unincorporated place	Comox Valley	763	658	15.79
Merville part C	Unincorporated place	Comox Valley	94	109	3.57
Mile 108 Recreational Ranch	Unincorporated place		2,559	2,488	20.42
Mile 62.5/63	Unincorporated place		100	234	8.33
Mill Bay	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	1,546	1,306	7.76
Moberly Lake	Unincorporated place		199	301	36.8
Mount Baldy	Unincorporated place		15	244	2.32
Mount Currie 1	Indian reserve		126	114	0.82
Mount Currie 10	Indian reserve		189	181	0.43
Mount Currie 2	Indian reserve		0	15	0.68
Mount Currie 6	Indian reserve		918	799	17.32
Mount Currie 8	Indian reserve		73	72	3.7
Mud Bay	Unincorporated place	Metro Vancouver	147	165	4.41
Myrtle Point	Unincorporated place		491	497	4.28
Nanaimo River 2	Indian reserve		26	21	0.53
Nanaimo River 3	Indian reserve		81	50	0.95
Nanaimo River 4	Indian reserve		180	208	0.77
Nanoose Bay	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	5,471	5,246	38.95
Naramata	Unincorporated place	Okanagan-Similkameen	1,647	1,787	7.99
Nequatque 1	Indian reserve		277	154	1.9
Nequatque 2	Indian reserve		10	10	0.1
Nequatque 3A	Indian reserve		5	10	0.1
Neskonlith 1 (Neskainlith 1)	Indian reserve		90	85	14.51
Neskonlith 2	Indian reserve		147	121	10.26
New Aiyansh	Nisga'a village	Kitimat-Stikine	758	806	2.67
North Bend	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	76	133	1.06
North Lakeside	Unincorporated place		282	287	3.35
North Oyster/Yellow Point	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	1,239	1,238	20.5
North Pender Island Trust Area	Island trust	Capital	2,035	1,996	52.17
North Tacla Lake 7	Indian reserve		136	121	0.99
North Tacla Lake 7A	Indian reserve		47	10	0.4
Notch Hill	Unincorporated place		675	515	36.6
Oasis	Unincorporated place		96	35	1.31
Olalla	Unincorporated place	Okanagan-Similkameen	401	393	0.49
Ootischenia	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	953	856	7.98
Paterson	Unincorporated place	Kootenay Boundary	60	236	10.98
Pinetree	Unincorporated place		247	258	0.98
Pine Valley	Unincorporated place		176	188	1.22
Porteau Cove	Unincorporated place		0	97	6.41
Port Renfrew	Unincorporated place	Capital	139	208	8.69
Prespatou	Unincorporated place	Peace River	278	240	16.22
Qualicum Bay	Unincorporated place	Nanaimo	334	397	11.79
Quathiaski Cove	Unincorporated place	Strathcona	430	382	2.77
Quatsino	Unincorporated place	Mount Waddington	47	56	8.33
Ranchero	Unincorporated place		980	971	19.32
Read Island	Unincorporated place	Strathcona	81	62	57.12
Riondel	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	273	291	0.7
Roberts Creek	Unincorporated place		1,772	1,868	20.97
Robson/Raspberry	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	400	416	5.21
Rock Creek	Unincorporated place		86	347	8.24
Rolla	Unincorporated place		117	119	0.32
Royston	Unincorporated place		1,562	1,718	4.57
Sachteen 2	Indian reserve		0	0	0.07
Sachteen 2A	Indian reserve		5	0	0.28
Saltair	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	1,184	1,174	5.52
Saltspring Island Trust Area part A	Island trust	Capital	10,234	9,640	183.03
Saltspring Island Trust Area part B	Island trust	Capital	88	140	10.31
Saltspring Island Trust Area part C	Island trust	Capital	0	0	0.83
Saltspring Island Trust Area part D	Island trust	Capital	0	0	0
Saltspring Island Trust Area part E	Island trust	Capital	0	0	0
Saltspring Island Trust Area part F	Island trust	Capital	0	0	0
Saltspring Island Trust Area part H	Island trust	Capital	0	0	0.01
Sandspit	Unincorporated place	North Coast	297	387	5.85
Saratoga-Miracle Beach	Unincorporated place		1,585	1,587	8.57
Saturna Island Trust Area	Island trust	Capital	335	359	35.75
Scotch Creek	Unincorporated place		669	762	12.21
Seton Portage/Shalath	Unincorporated place		56	89	2.86
Seymour Arm	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	87	139	25.56
Shawnigan Lake	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	1,310	1,416	7.28
Shoreacres	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	320	290	1.72
Shuswap Falls	Unincorporated place		114	145	12.66
Silver Creek	Unincorporated place		1,056	1,038	37.15
Silver Star	Unincorporated place	North Okanagan	67	175	0.93
Sion	Unincorporated place	Kootenay Boundary	615	657	5.38
Siska Flat 3	Indian reserve		57	74	0.4
Siska Flat 8	Indian reserve		49	30	0.24
Six Mile	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	1,003	958	3.38
Skowkale 10	Indian reserve		588	423	0.59
Skowkale 11	Indian reserve		207	215	0.12
Slesse Park	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	243	238	1.47
Sointula	Unincorporated place	Mount Waddington	576	594	5.21
Solsqua	Unincorporated place		341	351	12.36
Sorrento	Unincorporated place	Columbia-Shuswap	1,255	1,360	11.87
Southbank	Unincorporated place		102	113	2.83
South Hazelton	Unincorporated place	Kitimat-Stikine	211	213	0.71
South Lakeside	Unincorporated place		365	324	2.43
South Pender Harbour	Unincorporated place	Sunshine Coast	1,162	1,225	6.31
South Pender Island Trust Area	Island trust	Capital	201	236	9.1
South Wellington part A	Unincorporated place		1,129	1,053	12.06
South Wellington part B	Island trust		0	0	1.19
Spences Bridge 4	Indian reserve	Thompson-Nicola	0	10	0.11
Spences Bridge 4C	Indian reserve	Thompson-Nicola	0	16	0.1
Sproat Lake	Unincorporated place		1,582	1,837	26.61
Squiaala 7	Indian reserve		70	99	0.92
Squiaala 8	Indian reserve		10	15	0.43
Stillwater	Unincorporated place		137	137	0.52
Sunnybrae	Unincorporated place		626	699	11.39
Sunshine Valley	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	116	167	2.96
Swansea Point	Unincorporated place		193	243	1.52
Switsemalph 6	Indian reserve		129	108	3.26
Switsemalph 7	Indian reserve		0	22	1.56
Taghum	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	255	211	1.6
Tappen	Unincorporated place		826	773	26.52
Telegraph Creek 6	Indian reserve		5	62	0.78
Telegraph Creek 6A	Indian reserve		0	16	0.68
Thetis Island Trust Area part A	Island trust		340	372	31.68
Thetis Island Trust Area part B	Island trust		0	0	0.05
Tintagle	Unincorporated place		174	192	3.08
Tlell	Unincorporated place	North Coast	179	187	101.02
Topley	Unincorporated place	Bulkley-Nechako	80	118	0.93
T'Sou-ke 1 (Sooke 1)	Indian reserve		86	88	0.25
T'Sou-ke 2 (Sooke 2)	Indian reserve		133	126	0.5
Two Mile	Unincorporated place		306	306	3.21
Union Bay	Unincorporated place		1,156	1,066	13.57
Vananda	Unincorporated place		275	324	1.17
Wabi Hill	Unincorporated place		345	302	5.99
Wasa Lake	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	205	222	1.77
Westbank	Unincorporated place	Central Okanagan	3,359	2,824	50.34
West Fernie	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	5	5	0.07
West Popkum	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	1,072	1,055	2.78
White Lake	Unincorporated place		619	623	17.83
Wildwood	Unincorporated place		534	568	3.04
Willow River	Unincorporated place		130	169	1.73
Wilmer	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	223	253	1.15
Windermere	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	1,019	1,259	8.41
Winlaw	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	294	288	3.48
Winter Harbour	Unincorporated place	Mount Waddington	20	20	1.1
Woss	Unincorporated place	Mount Waddington	235	259	1.48
Wycliffe	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	211	189	1.74
Wynndel part A	Unincorporated place	East Kootenay	517	575	5.47
Wynndel part B	Unincorporated place		25	22	0.52
Yahk	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	140	127	4.39
Yale	Unincorporated place	Fraser Valley	136	186	1.53
Ymir	Unincorporated place	Central Kootenay	231	233	1.09
Youbou	Unincorporated place	Cowichan Valley	966	1,080	8.83

See also

• List of census agglomerations in British Columbia
• List of population centres in British Columbia

References

1. "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
2. "Census Dictionary: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
3. "Census Dictionary: Table 1 – Geographic units by province and territory, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-05-07.