Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
Okanagan-Similkameen
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Okanagan Lake from Naramata
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Location in British Columbia
Country Canada Province
British Columbia Administrative office location
Penticton • Type Regional district • Body Board of Directors • Chair Mark Pendergraft (A) • Vice Chair Spencer Coyne (Town of Princeton) • Electoral Areas
A - Osoyoos Rural
B - Cawston
C - Oliver Rural
D - Skaha East & Okanagan Falls
E - Naramata
F - Okanagan Lake West/West Bench
G - Keremeos Rural/Hedley
H - Princeton Rural
I - Skaha West, Kaleden and Apex
• Land 10,411.68 km2 (4,019.97 sq mi) • Total 83,022 • Density 7.97/km2 (20.6/sq mi) Website
www .rdos .bc .ca
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS ) is in southern
British Columbia , adjacent to the
U.S. state of
Washington . It is bounded by
Fraser Valley Regional District to the west,
Thompson-Nicola Regional District and
Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north,
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the east, and by
Okanogan County, Washington to the south. At the
2011 census the population was 80,742. The district covers a land area of 10,413.44 square kilometres (4,020.65 sq mi). The administrative offices are in the
City of Penticton .
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Population history
2021: 90,178 (+8.6%)
2016: 83,022 (+2.8%)
2011: 80,742 (+1.6%)
2006: 79,475 (+3.7%)
2001: 76,635 (+0.9%)
1996: 75,933
Municipalities
RDOS comprises six municipalities and nine rural electoral areas designated Electoral areas A - I. The municipalities of RDOS are
Penticton ,
Summerland ,
Osoyoos ,
Oliver ,
Princeton , and
Keremeos .
Demographics
As a
census division in the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada , the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen had a population of 90,178 living in 40,981 of its 46,436 total private dwellings, a change of 8.6% from its 2016 population of 83,022 . With a land area of 10,406.64 km2 (4,018.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.7/km2 (22.4/sq mi) in 2021.
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Ethnicity
Panethnic groups in the Okanagan–Similkameen Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic group
2021
[6]
2016
[7]
2011
[8]
2006
[9]
2001
[10]
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
European
[a]
73,430
83.76%
68,860
85.6%
69,095
88.14%
70,640
90.02%
69,205
91.08%
Indigenous
6,640
7.57%
6,145
7.64%
4,910
6.26%
3,380
4.31%
2,865
3.77%
South Asian
3,445
3.93%
2,950
3.67%
2,630
3.35%
2,805
3.57%
2,030
2.67%
East Asian
[b]
1,315
1.5%
940
1.17%
655
0.84%
780
0.99%
940
1.24%
Southeast Asian
[c]
1,205
1.37%
735
0.91%
510
0.65%
415
0.53%
380
0.5%
Latin American
590
0.67%
270
0.34%
160
0.2%
130
0.17%
365
0.48%
African
555
0.63%
240
0.3%
230
0.29%
125
0.16%
165
0.22%
Middle Eastern
[d]
185
0.21%
115
0.14%
75
0.1%
30
0.04%
30
0.04%
Other
[e]
305
0.35%
195
0.24%
125
0.16%
160
0.2%
10
0.01%
Total responses
87,665
97.21%
80,445
96.9%
78,395
97.09%
78,475
98.74%
75,985
99.15%
Total population
90,178
100%
83,022
100%
80,742
100%
79,475
100%
76,635
100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Language
According to the 2011 Census, 84.43% of Okanagan-Similkameen's population have
English as
mother tongue ;
German is the
mother tongue of 2.99% of the population, followed by
Punjabi (2.86%),
French (1.90%),
Portuguese (1.06%),
Dutch (0.80%),
Ukrainian (0.42%),
Hungarian (0.41%),
Spanish (0.41%), and
Italian (0.39%).
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Electoral areas
Okanagan-Similkameen A
Rural areas surrounding Osoyoos, including
Anarchist Mountain to the east between
Rock Creek and
Osoyoos .
Population: 2,139
Okanagan-Similkameen B
The valley of the
Similkameen River from
Cawston downstream to
Chopaka , at the US border.
Population: 1,151
Okanagan-Similkameen C
Rural areas surrounding Oliver.
Population: 3,986
Okanagan-Similkameen D
Rural areas and unincorporated communities southeast of Penticton, including
Okanagan Falls .
Population: 4,016
Okanagan-Similkameen E
Rural areas and unincorporated settlements to the northeast of Penticton including
Naramata .
Population: 2,015
Okanagan-Similkameen F
Rural areas west of Summerland and northwest of Penticton.
Population: 2,092
Okanagan-Similkameen G
Rural areas of the middle Similkameen Valley surrounding Keremeos, including
Hedley .
Population: 2,298
Okanagan-Similkameen H
Rural areas and unincorporated communities in the upper Similkameen Valley, including
Tulameen and
Coalmont .
Population: 2,232
Okanagan-Similkameen I
Rural areas southwest of Penticton, including
Kaleden and Apex.
Population: 2,207
Notes
^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority,
n.i.e. " and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
^
"Board Members" . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^
a
b
"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)" .
Statistics Canada . February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^
"Census profile: Okanagan-Similkameen" . 2011 Census . Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 9, 2014 .
^
"Select from a list of geographies - British Columbia" . February 9, 2022.
^
"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions" .
Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022).
"Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021).
"Census Profile, 2016 Census" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015).
"NHS Profile" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019).
"2006 Community Profiles" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019).
"2001 Community Profiles" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved February 20, 2023 .
^ Census Profile Okanagan-Similkameen, RD British Columbia
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5907&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Okanagan-Similkameen&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
External links
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Places adjacent to Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen