PlaceDossier / BC places / Fraser-Fort George

Mackenzie

A district municipality in the Fraser-Fort George Regional District. 3,281 people lived here in 2021, down 11.7% from 2016.

Land and hazards

HereRank in BC
In the farmland reserve (ALR)0.3%251st of 267
Burned by wildfire since 19960.2%154th of 215
Years with a mapped wildfire since 19199most recent 2021
Under mineral, placer or coal titlesunder 0.1%219th of 219
Land area223 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

64 water-supply wells on record; half are deeper than 51 m, and the median tested yield is 114 L/min. Wells here rank 111th of 296 for depth.

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

Climate

No climate station with full normals within 30 km.

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

People and homes

HereBC
Population, 20213,2815,000,879
Change since 2016-11.7%+7.6%
Median age43.642.8
Under 1516.9%14.3%
65 and over17.1%20.3%
Median household income (2020)$88,000$85,000
Homes owned by the people living in them80.8%66.8%
Single-detached houses66.7%42.4%
Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like)13.5%2.5%
Built before 19612.2%12.5%
Needing major repairs7.3%5.8%
Median home value (owners' estimate)$160,000$785,000
Median monthly rent$1,070$1,370
Worked from home5.1%22.6%
Unemployment rate12.3%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 identity11.9%5.9%
Immigrants7.3%29.0%
Visible minority4.7%34.4%
No religion or a secular outlook61.5%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.