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Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area E

An electoral area of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District. 3,932 people lived here in 2021, down 1.5% from 2016.

Land and hazards

HereRank in BC
In the farmland reserve (ALR)20%72nd of 267
Burned by wildfire since 19960.0%
Years with a mapped wildfire since 19193most recent 1938
Under mineral, placer or coal titles1.7%186th of 219
Land area17 km²

Shares of the land area, measured by us from the provincial maps. Fire perimeters before the 1950s are less complete. A title or a past fire somewhere in the area says nothing about a given lot: a property report checks the parcel itself.

Source: Agricultural Land Reserve polygons, Agricultural Land Commission (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Fire perimeters – historical, BC Wildfire Service (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Mineral, placer and coal tenures, Mineral Titles Branch (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Water wells

48 water-supply wells on record; half are deeper than 20 m, and the median tested yield is 66 L/min. Wells here rank 258th of 296 for depth.

Source: Groundwater wells (GWELLS), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).

Climate

HereRank in BC
January mean temperature-3 °C
July mean temperature16.5 °C174th of 237
Yearly precipitation1,341 mm
Yearly snowfall331 cm8th of 237

Normals for 1981-2010 at the Terrace A station, about 5 km from the centre of the area. Elevation matters a lot in BC: a hillside lot can be much colder and snowier than the station.

Source: Climate normals 1981-2010, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada).

People and homes

HereBC
Population, 20213,9325,000,879
Change since 2016-1.5%+7.6%
Median age41.242.8
Under 1516.0%14.3%
65 and over16.5%20.3%
Median household income (2020)$85,000$85,000
Homes owned by the people living in them77.8%66.8%
Single-detached houses69.9%42.4%
Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like)19.0%2.5%
Built before 19619.4%12.5%
Needing major repairs12.0%5.8%
Median home value (owners' estimate)$332,000$785,000
Median monthly rent$980$1,370
Worked from home9.0%22.6%
Unemployment rate11.2%8.4%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Who lives here

HereBC
Indigenous identity29.6%5.9%
Immigrants5.9%29.0%
Visible minority3.3%34.4%
No religion or a secular outlook70.1%52.1%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Shown for context, like the other census figures. We don't rank or score places on these.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Census figures are from 2021; the next census results start in 2027. Area boundaries are Statistics Canada's census subdivisions, which follow municipal and electoral area lines.