List of cities in British Columbia

Vancouver is British Columbia's largest city
Skyline of downtown Victoria, British Columbia's capital city

A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a city by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[1]

British Columbia has 51 cities[2] that had a cumulative population of 3,033,046 and an average population of 59,471 in the 2011 Census.[3] British Columbia's largest and smallest cities are Vancouver and Greenwood with populations of 603,502 and 708 respectively.[3] The largest city by land area is Abbotsford, which spans 375.55 km2 (145.00 sq mi), while the smallest is Duncan, at 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi).[3]

The first community to incorporate as a city was New Westminster on July 16, 1860,[2] while the most recent community to incorporate as a city was West Kelowna, which was redsignated from a district municipality to a city on June 26, 2015.[4]

List

Name Corporate
name[2]		 Regional
district[2]		 Incorporation
date[2]		 Population
(2011)[3]		 Population
(2006)[3]		 Change
(%)[3]		 Area
(km²)[3]		 Population
density[3]
Total cities — — — 3,033,046 2,784,917 8.9 4,063.15 746.5

Notes:

    Former cities

    Sandon held city status between 1898 and 1920.[5] Phoenix held city status between 1900 and 1919.[6]

    City status eligibility

    As of the 2011 Census, seven towns – Comox, Creston, Ladysmith, Qualicum Beach, Sidney, Smithers and View Royal – meet the requirement of having populations greater than 5,000 to incorporate as a city. Also, 19 district municipalities meet the minimum population requirements to incorporate as a city.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities". Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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 8, 2012.
    4. ↑ "Order in Council No. 357". Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
    5. ↑ "From Boom to Bust in 20 Years: Sandon's History as an Incorporated City". Sandon Museum. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
    6. ↑ "Name Details: Phoenix (Abandoned Locality)". GeoBC. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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