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British Columbia Community Listings
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Population 100,000 and Over
Greater Vancouver2,116,581
Vancouver578,041
Surrey394,976
Burnaby202,799
Richmond174,461
Coquitlam114,565
Delta96,723
Langley Township93,726
North Vancouver City82,562
Maple Ridge68,949
New Westminster58,549
Port Coquitlam52,687
North Vancouver District45,165
West Vancouver42,131
Port Moody27,512
Langley City23,606
White Rock18,755
Pitt Meadows15,623
Bowen Island3,362
Anmore1,785
Lions Bay1,328
Belcarra676
Rural Areas18,600
Greater Victoria330,088
Saanich108,265
Victoria78,057
Langford22,459
Oak Bay17,908
Esquimalt16,840
Central Saanich15,745
Colwood14,687
Sidney11,315
North Saanich10,823
Sooke9,704
View Royal8,768
Metchosin4,795
Highlands1,903
Rural Areas8,819
Kelowna Area162,276
Kelowna106,707
Lake Country9,606
Peachland4,883
Rural Areas41,080
Abbotsford-Mission Area159,020
Abbotsford123,864
Mission34,505
Rural Areas651

Population 30,000 - 99,999
Kamloops Area92,882
Kamloops80,376
Chase2,409
Logan Lake2,162
Rural Areas7,935
Nanaimo Area92,361
Nanaimo78,692
Lantzville3,661
Rural Areas10,008
Prince George Area83,225
Prince George70,981
Rural Areas12,244
Chilliwack Area80,892
Chilliwack69,217
Kent4,738
Rural Areas6,937
Comox Valley Area61,367
Courtenay21,940
Comox12,136
Cumberland2,762
Rural Areas24,801
Vernon Area55,418
Vernon35,944
Coldstream9,471
Rural Areas10,003
Penticton Area43,313
Penticton31,909
Rural Areas11,404
Duncan Area41,387
North Cowichan27,557
Duncan4,986
Rural Areas8,844
Campbell River Area36,461
Campbell River29,572
Sayward341
Rural Areas6,548

Population 10,000 - 29,999
Salmon Arm Area28,010
Salmon Arm16,012
Rural Areas11,998
Parksville-Qualicum Area26,518
Parksville10,993
Qualicum Beach8,502
Rural Areas7,023
Port Alberni Area25,297
Port Alberni17,548
Rural Areas7,749
Fort St John Area25,136
Fort St John17,402
Taylor1,384
Rural Areas6,350
Cranbrook Area24,138
Cranbrook18,267
Rural Areas5,871
Quesnel Area22,449
Quesnel9,326
Wells236
Rural Areas12,887
Williams Lake Area18,760
Williams Lake10,744
Rural Areas8,016
Trail Area18,615
Trail 7,237
Rossland3,278
Fruitvale1,952
Warfield1,729
Montrose1,012
Rural Areas3,407
Terrace Area18,581
Terrace11,320
Rural Areas7,261
Nelson Area16,704
Nelson9,258
Rural Areas7,446
Powell River Area16,537
Powell River12,957
Rural Areas4,257
Squamish Area15,256
Squamish14,949
Rural Areas307
Whistler Area14,798
Whistler9,248
Pemberton2,192
Rural Areas3,358
Prince Rupert Area13,392
Prince Rupert12,815
Port Edward577
100 Mile House Area13,172
100 Mile House1,885
Rural Areas11,287
Castlegar Area12,466
Castlegar7,259
Rural Areas5,207
Sechelt Area11,839
Sechelt8,454
Rural Areas3,385
Dawson Creek Area10,994
Dawson Creek10,994
Merritt Area10,951
Merritt6,998
Rural Areas3,953
Summerland10,828
Creston Area10,809
Creston4,826
Rural Areas5,983
Smithers Area10,512
Smithers5,217
Rural Areas5,295

Population 5,000 - 9,999
Kitimat8,987
Grand Forks Area8,647
Grand Forks4,036
Rural Areas4,611
Oliver Area8,269
Oliver4,370
Rural Areas3,899
Revelstoke Area7,936
Revelstoke7,230
Rural Areas706
Kimberley Area7,870
Kimberley6,139
Rural Areas1,731
Ladysmith7,538
Golden Area6,908
Golden3,811
Rural Areas3,097
Hope6,185
Fort Nelson Area6,038
Fort Nelson4,514
Rural Areas1,524

Population less then 5,000
Spallumcheen4,960
Osoyoos4,752
Kent4,738
Mackenzie4,539
Armstrong4,241
Fernie4,217
Gibsons4,182
Vanderhoof4,064
Port Hardy3,822
Sparwood3,618
Houston3,163
Invermere3,002
Lake Cowichan2,948
Enderby2,828
Princeton2,677
Sicamous2,676
Chetwynd2,633
Port McNeill2,623
Elkford2,463
Tumbler Ridge2,454
Chase2,409
Lillooet2,324
Burns Lake2,107
Ashcroft1,664
Tofino1,655
Lumby1,634
Harrison Hot Springs1,573
Nakusp1,524
Ucluelet1,487
Gold River1,362
Fort St James1,355
Telkwa1,295
Keremeos1,289
Fraser Lake1,113
Kaslo1,072
Cache Creek1,037
Valemount1,018
Hudson's Hope1,012
Salmo1,007
Port Alice821

Source: 2006 Statistics Canada, Census.