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Nechako Region

Population: 39352 (2006 Census Population)
Economy: Logging, wood products manufacturing, mining and mineral exploration, tourism.
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Vancouver Island/Coast | Cariboo | Mainland/Southwest | Northeast

Thompson/Okanagan | Nechako | Kootenay | North Coast


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Region Community Listings
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Population 10,000 - 29,999
Smithers Area10,512
Smithers5,217
Rural Areas5,295

Population less then 5,000
Vanderhoof4,064
Houston3,163
Burns Lake2,107
Fort St James1,355
Telkwa1,295
Fraser Lake1,113


Source: 2006, Statistics Canada, Census.

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