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British Columbia Community Listings
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Population 100,000 and Over
Greater Vancouver2,132,824
Vancouver583,296
Surrey383,831
Burnaby202,966
Richmond172,714
Coquitlam121,463
Delta101,843
Langley Township94,524
North Vancouver District86,334
Maple Ridge70,411
New Westminster58,286
Port Coquitlam56,114
North Vancouver City47,074
West Vancouver43,867
Port Moody26,613
Langley City24,915
White Rock19,735
Pitt Meadows16,001
Bowen Island3,344
Anmore1,549
Lions Bay1,417
Belcarra740
Rural Areas15,787
Greater Victoria331,491
Saanich109,639
Victoria77,538
Langford20,901
Oak Bay18,357
Esquimalt17,038
Central Saanich16,451
Colwood14,825
Sidney11,495
North Saanich11,103
Sooke9,730
View Royal8,045
Metchosin5,272
Highlands1,962
Rural Areas9,135
Kelowna Area162,555
Kelowna105,621
Lake Country10,064
Peachland5,077
Rural Areas41,793
Abbotsford-Mission Area161,304
Abbotsford126,634
Mission33,970
Rural Areas700

Population 30,000 - 99,999
Kamloops Area91,739
Kamloops81,699
Logan Lake2,314
Rural Areas7,726
Prince George Area91,227
Prince George77,721
Rural Areas13,506
Nanaimo Area90,988
Nanaimo78,271
Lantzville3,763
Rural Areas8,954
Chilliwack Area76,566
Chilliwack69,009
Rural Areas7,557
Comox Valley Area60,044
Courtenay21,064
Comox12,394
Cumberland2,760
Rural Areas23,826
Vernon Area55,327
Vernon35,548
Coldstream9,896
Rural Areas9,883
Penticton Area44,294
Penticton32,868
Rural Areas11,426
Duncan Area41,549
North Cowichan28,065
Duncan4,871
Rural Areas8,613
Campbell River Area35,737
Campbell River30,170
Rural Areas5,567

Population 10,000 - 29,999
Salmon Arm Area *28,401
Salmon Arm16,466
Rural Areas *11,935
Williams Lake Area26,735
Williams Lake11,833
Rural Areas14,902
Port Alberni Area26,569
Port Alberni18,490
Rural Areas8,079
Cranbrook Area25,792
Cranbrook19,608
Rural Areas6,184
Quesnel Area25,766
Quesnel10,417
Wells261
Rural Areas15,088
Parksville-Qualicum Area25,696
Parksville11,245
Qualicum Beach7,383
Rural Areas7,068
Terrace Area21,002
Terrace12,565
Rural Areas8,437
Trail Area20,106
Trail 7,816
Rossland3,680
Fruitvale2,056
Warfield1,746
Montrose1,087
Rural Areas3,721
Powell River Area19,232
Powell River13,680
Rural Areas5,552
Dawson Creek Area18,624
Dawson Creek11,290
Pouce Coupe862
Rural Areas6,472
Nelson Area *17,474
Nelson9,784
Rural Areas *7,690
Fort St John17,280
Prince Rupert Area15,678
Prince Rupert15,020
Port Edward658
Squamish Area15,604
Squamish15,390
Rural Areas214
Whistler Area *15,196
Whistler9,754
Pemberton2,204
Rural Areas *3,238
100 Mile House Area *13,650
100 Mile House1,823
Rural Areas *11,827
Castlegar Area13,473
Castlegar7,755
Rural Areas5,718
Smithers Area *11,833
Smithers5,637
Rural Areas *6,196
Summerland11,776
Sechelt Area *11,688
Sechelt8,488
Rural Areas *3,200
Merritt Area11,607
Merritt7,496
Rural Areas4,111
Creston Area *11,398
Creston5,039
Rural Areas *6,359
Kitimat10,449

Population 5,000 - 9,999
Grand Forks Area9,072
Grand Forks4,173
Rural Areas4,899
Kimberley Area8,943
Kimberley6,927
Rural Areas2,016
Oliver Area *8,850
Oliver4,367
Rural Areas *4,483
Revelstoke Area8,523
Revelstoke7,911
Rural Areas612
Golden Area7,792
Golden4,373
Rural Areas3,419
Ladysmith7,111
Hope6,558
Fort Nelson Area *6,326
Fort Nelson4,694
Rural Areas *1,632
Spallumcheen5,633
Kent5,511
Mackenzie5,444
Fernie5,040

Population less then 5,000
Vanderhoof4,649
Osoyoos4,599
Port Hardy4,581
Armstrong4,492
Gibsons4,205
Sparwood3,988
Houston3,666
Invermere3,140
Enderby3,015
Sicamous3,014
Lake Cowichan2,978
Port McNeill2,900
Lillooet2,814
Chetwynd2,722
Tumbler Ridge2,698
Princeton2,684
Elkford2,676
Chase2,546
Burns Lake2,016
Fort St James1,999
Ashcroft1,864
Ucluelet1,847
Nakusp1,785
Tofino1,711
Lumby1,699
Harrison Hot Springs1,533
Gold River1,429
Telkwa1,417
Fraser Lake1,366
Taylor1,287
Keremeos1,271
Valemount1,244
Port Alice1,203
Hudson's Hope1,156
Cache Creek1,142
Salmo1,137
Kaslo1,068

Source: BC Stats Population Estimates. 2004.
* Invest BC Estimates. 2004.