Regional District of Fraser–Fort George

The Regional District of Fraser–Fort George (RDFFG) is a regional district located in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by the Alberta border to the east, the Columbia–Shuswap and Thompson–Nicola regional districts to the south and southeast, Cariboo Regional District to the southwest, the Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako to the west, and the Peace River Regional District to the north and northeast. As of the Canada 2011 Census, Fraser–Fort George had a population of 91,879 and a land area of 51,083.73 km² (19,723.54 sq mi). The offices of the regional district are located at Prince George.

Fraser–Fort George
Regional district
Regional District of Fraser–Fort George
Upper Fraser River
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Prince George Mackenzie McBride Valemount Hixon Tête Jaune Cache Bear Lake McLeod Lake Willow River Major communities
Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Administrative office location	Prince George
Government ^[1]
• Type	Regional district
• Body	Board of directors
• Chair	Art Kaehn (E)
• Vice chair	Lara Beckett (C)
• Electoral areas	A – Salmon River–Lakes C – Chilako River–Nechako D – Tabor Lake–Stone Creek E – Woodpecker–Hixon F – Willow River–Upper Fraser G – Crooked River–Parsnip H – Robson Valley–Canoe
Area
• Land	50,676.10 km^2 (19,566.15 sq mi)
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	94,506
• Density	1.86/km^2 (4.8/sq mi)
Website	www.rdffg.bc.ca

Communities

City

• Prince George

District municipality

• Mackenzie

Villages

• McBride
• Valemount

Regional district electoral areas

• Fraser–Fort George A – Salmon River–Lakes
• Fraser–Fort George C – Chilako River–Nechako
• Fraser–Fort George D – Tabor Lake–Stone Creek
• Fraser–Fort George E – Woodpecker–Hixon
• Fraser–Fort George F – Willow River–Upper Fraser
• Fraser–Fort George G – Crooked River–Parsnip
• Fraser–Fort George H – Robson Valley–Canoe

Indian Reserves

NB Indian Reserves are not part of municipal or regional district governance and are outside the regional district's jurisdiction, and also counted separately in the census figures.

• Fort George (Shelley) Indian Reserve No. 2
• McLeod Lake Indian Reserve No. 1
• Parsnip Indian Reserve No. 5

Designated places

• Bear Lake
• Salmon Valley
• Summit Lake
• Willow River

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George had a population of 96,979 living in 40,224 of its 43,377 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 94,506. With a land area of 50,580.72 km² (19,529.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km² (5.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Panethnic groups in the Fraser–Fort George Regional District (1991–2021)

Panethnic group	2021^[4]		2016^[5]		2011^[6]		2006^[7]		2001^[8]		1996^[9]		1991^[10]^[11]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European^[a]	71,800	75.34%	72,560	78.08%	73,895	81.66%	77,320	84.39%	80,945	85.34%	87,785	89.12%	78,765	87.15%
Indigenous	13,995	14.69%	13,395	14.41%	10,915	12.06%	9,630	10.51%	8,875	9.36%	6,355	6.45%	7,970	8.82%
South Asian	4,060	4.26%	2,640	2.84%	2,020	2.23%	2,040	2.23%	2,620	2.76%	2,035	2.07%	1,930	2.14%
Southeast Asian^[b]	1,850	1.94%	1,460	1.57%	1,250	1.38%	780	0.85%	615	0.65%	355	0.36%	365	0.4%
East Asian^[c]	1,565	1.64%	1,390	1.5%	1,345	1.49%	1,130	1.23%	1,095	1.15%	1,290	1.31%	810	0.9%
African	1,170	1.23%	755	0.81%	615	0.68%	400	0.44%	380	0.4%	360	0.37%	380	0.42%
Latin American	265	0.28%	275	0.3%	155	0.17%	140	0.15%	205	0.22%	95	0.1%	130	0.14%
Middle Eastern^[d]	250	0.26%	215	0.23%	205	0.23%	65	0.07%	0	0%	50	0.05%	30	0.03%
Other^[e]	335	0.35%	240	0.26%	105	0.12%	130	0.14%	130	0.14%	170	0.17%	—	—
Total responses	95,300	98.27%	92,935	98.34%	90,495	98.49%	91,625	99.31%	94,855	99.52%	98,505	99.53%	90,380	99.6%
Total population	96,979	100%	94,506	100%	91,879	100%	92,264	100%	95,317	100%	98,974	100%	90,739	100%

• Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

1. "Board of Directors". Retrieved July 9, 2019.
2. "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.
3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
8. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
9. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (June 4, 2019). "Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
10. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (March 29, 2019). "1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Part B". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
11. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (March 29, 2019). "Data tables, 1991 Census Population by Ethnic Origin (24), Showing Single and Multiple Origins (2) – Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

• Statistics Canada 2006 Community Profile: Fraser–Fort George (Regional district)

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