{"id":1715,"date":"2022-04-17T00:28:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T00:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2024-07-07T00:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T00:59:00","slug":"largest-cities-in-british-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/1715-largest-cities-in-british-columbia.html","title":{"rendered":"100 Largest Cities in British Columbia, Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Ontario and Quebec, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada. Generally, the population in the country is concentrated in areas close to the United States – Canada border. In fact, the three aforementioned provinces comprise about 75% of the total Canadian population.<\/p>\n

Between its 2016 and 2021 censuses, the overall Canadian population grew by 5.24%. However, British Columbia grew by 7.6% during the same period, from 4,648,055 to 5,000,879.<\/p>\n

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Vancouver, BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/td>\nPopulation center<\/td>\nPopulation (2021)<\/td>\nPopulation (2016)<\/td>\n\n
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Land area (km2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nVancouver<\/a><\/td>\n2,426,160<\/td>\n2,268,864<\/td>\n911.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nVictoria<\/td>\n363,222<\/td>\n337,235<\/td>\n222.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nKelowna<\/td>\n181,380<\/td>\n160,095<\/td>\n168.92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAbbotsford<\/td>\n132,300<\/td>\n122,163<\/td>\n71.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nWhite Rock<\/td>\n109,167<\/td>\n93,811<\/td>\n54.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nNanaimo<\/td>\n106,079<\/td>\n96,415<\/td>\n86.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nKamloops<\/td>\n92,442<\/td>\n85,702<\/td>\n74.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nChilliwack<\/td>\n81,622<\/td>\n73,171<\/td>\n56.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nPrince George<\/td>\n67,339<\/td>\n66,315<\/td>\n73.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nVernon<\/td>\n51,896<\/td>\n48,425<\/td>\n51.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nCourtenay<\/td>\n48,917<\/td>\n45,314<\/td>\n56.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nCampbell River<\/td>\n38,108<\/td>\n35,440<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nPenticton<\/td>\n36,893<\/td>\n33,899<\/td>\n25.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nMission<\/td>\n36,193<\/td>\n33,713<\/td>\n27.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nParksville<\/td>\n27,330<\/td>\n25,364<\/td>\n27.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nDuncan<\/td>\n24,358<\/td>\n23,559<\/td>\n22.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nTsawwassen<\/td>\n23,940<\/td>\n21,845<\/td>\n14.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nLadner<\/td>\n23,016<\/td>\n22,193<\/td>\n7.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nSquamish<\/td>\n22,221<\/td>\n18,902<\/td>\n22.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nPort Alberni<\/td>\n21,711<\/td>\n20,910<\/td>\n28.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nFort St. John<\/td>\n21,123<\/td>\n20,026<\/td>\n14.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nCranbrook<\/td>\n20,008<\/td>\n19,641<\/td>\n16.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nSalmon Arm<\/td>\n16,065<\/td>\n14,948<\/td>\n20.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nTerrace<\/td>\n14,633<\/td>\n14,327<\/td>\n22.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nPowell River<\/td>\n13,116<\/td>\n12,389<\/td>\n17.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nAldergrove<\/td>\n13,105<\/td>\n12,126<\/td>\n7.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nTrail – Fruitvale<\/td>\n12,863<\/td>\n12,736<\/td>\n21.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nDuck Lake<\/td>\n12,725<\/td>\n10,085<\/td>\n24.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nQuesnel<\/td>\n12,110<\/td>\n12,196<\/td>\n25.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nWilliams Lake<\/td>\n11,906<\/td>\n11,702<\/td>\n27.69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nPrince Rupert<\/td>\n11,814<\/td>\n11,733<\/td>\n7.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nDawson Creek<\/td>\n11,706<\/td>\n11,621<\/td>\n12.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nSooke<\/td>\n11,583<\/td>\n9,936<\/td>\n15.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nNelson<\/td>\n11,198<\/td>\n10,669<\/td>\n7.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nLadysmith<\/td>\n11,194<\/td>\n10,637<\/td>\n13.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nCastlegar<\/td>\n10,029<\/td>\n9,592<\/td>\n19.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nWhistler<\/td>\n9,974<\/td>\n8,739<\/td>\n11.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nSummerland<\/td>\n9,860<\/td>\n9,466<\/td>\n15.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nGibsons<\/td>\n9,603<\/td>\n9,199<\/td>\n14.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nSechelt<\/td>\n9,434<\/td>\n8,993<\/td>\n11.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nRevelstoke<\/td>\n7,709<\/td>\n7,067<\/td>\n12.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nShawnigan – Mill Bay<\/td>\n7,285<\/td>\n7,129<\/td>\n14.87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nKitimat<\/td>\n6,727<\/td>\n6,822<\/td>\n4.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nOliver<\/td>\n5,708<\/td>\n5,437<\/td>\n5.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nFernie<\/td>\n5,519<\/td>\n4,860<\/td>\n4.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nCreston<\/td>\n5,459<\/td>\n5,236<\/td>\n6.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nArmstrong<\/td>\n5,323<\/td>\n5,114<\/td>\n5.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nSmithers<\/td>\n5,316<\/td>\n5,351<\/td>\n10.46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nMerritt<\/td>\n5,248<\/td>\n5,321<\/td>\n4.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nPeachland<\/td>\n5,006<\/td>\n4,698<\/td>\n9.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nKimberley<\/td>\n4,908<\/td>\n4,679<\/td>\n4.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\nOsoyoos<\/td>\n4,859<\/td>\n4,537<\/td>\n4.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nAldergrove East<\/td>\n4,496<\/td>\n3,491<\/td>\n2.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\nHope<\/td>\n4,434<\/td>\n4,197<\/td>\n5.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\nCumberland<\/td>\n4,190<\/td>\n3,600<\/td>\n3.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\nGrand Forks<\/td>\n4,166<\/td>\n4,100<\/td>\n8.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\nChemainus<\/td>\n4,033<\/td>\n3,612<\/td>\n5.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\nSparwood<\/td>\n3,990<\/td>\n3,646<\/td>\n8.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\n3,936<\/td>\n3,911<\/td>\n4.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\nRossland<\/td>\n3,645<\/td>\n3,416<\/td>\n4.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\nGolden<\/td>\n3,640<\/td>\n3,403<\/td>\n6.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\nCobble Hill<\/td>\n3,610<\/td>\n3,580<\/td>\n6.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\nPort Hardy<\/td>\n3,393<\/td>\n3,643<\/td>\n5.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nInvermere<\/td>\n3,340<\/td>\n2,911<\/td>\n3.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>\nLake Cowichan<\/td>\n3,181<\/td>\n3,089<\/td>\n4.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\nEnderby<\/td>\n3,028<\/td>\n2,964<\/td>\n4.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\nPemberton<\/td>\n2,970<\/td>\n2,269<\/td>\n2.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\nMackenzie<\/td>\n2,856<\/td>\n3,262<\/td>\n3.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nPrinceton<\/td>\n2,826<\/td>\n2,745<\/td>\n4.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\nCowichan Bay<\/td>\n2,799<\/td>\n2,557<\/td>\n4.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>\nFort Nelson<\/td>\n2,611<\/td>\n3,371<\/td>\n5.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\nTumbler Ridge<\/td>\n2,389<\/td>\n1,987<\/td>\n2.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nChase<\/td>\n2,377<\/td>\n2,263<\/td>\n2.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\nBlind Bay<\/td>\n2,369<\/td>\n2,113<\/td>\n4.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/td>\nPort McNeill<\/td>\n2,234<\/td>\n2,219<\/td>\n2.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\nRosedale<\/td>\n2,232<\/td>\n1,894<\/td>\n4.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>\nTofino<\/td>\n2,217<\/td>\n1,736<\/td>\n5.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\nOkanagan Falls<\/td>\n2,202<\/td>\n2,167<\/td>\n3.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\nBurns Lake<\/td>\n2,117<\/td>\n1,942<\/td>\n3.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\nHouston<\/td>\n2,085<\/td>\n2,126<\/td>\n2.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\nSicamous<\/td>\n2,041<\/td>\n1,786<\/td>\n2.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>\nVanderhoof<\/td>\n1,967<\/td>\n1,979<\/td>\n2.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/td>\nUcluelet<\/td>\n1,940<\/td>\n1,613<\/td>\n2.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\nRayleigh<\/td>\n1,933<\/td>\n1,951<\/td>\n2.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\nRoberts Creek<\/td>\n1,927<\/td>\n1,898<\/td>\n4.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\nElkford<\/td>\n1,908<\/td>\n1,788<\/td>\n3.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>\nKeremeos<\/td>\n1,791<\/td>\n1,714<\/td>\n2.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\nOne Hundred Mile House<\/td>\n1,706<\/td>\n1,811<\/td>\n2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\nLillooet<\/td>\n1,652<\/td>\n1,570<\/td>\n2.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\nHarrison Hot Springs<\/td>\n1,552<\/td>\n1,242<\/td>\n1.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\nFort St. James<\/td>\n1,497<\/td>\n1,721<\/td>\n3.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/td>\nLumby<\/td>\n1,484<\/td>\n1,303<\/td>\n1.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\nCrofton<\/td>\n1,446<\/td>\n1,373<\/td>\n2.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\nMiller’s Landing<\/td>\n1,437<\/td>\n1,230<\/td>\n1.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/td>\nLions Bay<\/td>\n1,390<\/td>\n1,334<\/td>\n2.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\nYarrow<\/td>\n1,378<\/td>\n1,257<\/td>\n3.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\nLogan Lake<\/td>\n1,356<\/td>\n1,208<\/td>\n0.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\nTelkwa<\/td>\n1,288<\/td>\n1,160<\/td>\n2.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\nBarriere<\/td>\n1,273<\/td>\n1,169<\/td>\n3.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td>\nFairwinds<\/td>\n1,207<\/td>\n1,147<\/td>\n2.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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