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Alberni-Clayoquot
Regional district
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Official logo of Alberni-Clayoquot
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Location in British Columbia
Location in British Columbia
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Administrative office location Port Alberni
Government
 • Body Board of Directors
Area
 • Land 6,589.15 ha (16,282.14 acre)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 30,981
 • Density 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Website Official website: https://www.acrd.bc.ca/

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (2006 population 30,664) of British Columbia is located on west central Vancouver Island. Adjacent regional districts it shares borders with are the Strathcona and Comox Valley Regional Districts to the north, and the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley Regional Districts to the east. The regional district offices are located in Port Alberni.

Communities

Cities

Regional District Electoral Areas

  • Area A (Bamfield)
    • Bamfield
    • Kildonan
    • Sarita
  • Area B (Beaufort)
  • Area C (Long Beach)
    • Estevan Point
    • Port Alberni
  • Area D (Sproat Lake)
    • Great Central
    • Kleecoot
    • Sproat Lake
  • Area E (Beaver Creek)
  • Area F (Cherry Creek)

District Municipalities

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. Population figures here are from the 2006 census:

  • Ahahswinis IR No. 1 pop. 148
  • Alberni IR No. 2 pop. 5
  • Anacla IR No. 12 pop. 95
  • Clakamucus IR No. 2 pop. 5
  • Elhlateese IR No. 2 pop. 27
  • Esowista IR No. 3 pop. 160
  • Hesquiat IR No. 1 pop. 10
  • Ittatsoo IR No. 1 pop. 200
  • Keeshan IR No. 9 Pop. 0
  • Klehkoot IR No. 2 pop. 10
  • Macoah IR No. 1 pop. 19
  • Marktosis IR No. 15 pop. 661
  • Numukamis IR No. 1 pop. 5
  • Openit IR No. 27 pop. 0
  • Opitsat IR No. 1 pop. 174
  • Refuge Cove IR No. 6 pop. 103
  • Sachsa IR No. 4 pop. 0
  • Stuart Bay IR No. 6 pop. 0
  • Tsahaheh IR No. 1 pop. 425

Highways

Highways that run through the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District:

  • Highway 4

Demographics

Canada census – Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District community profile
2006
Population: 30,664 (1.1% from 2001)
Land area: 6,596.58 km2 (2,546.95 sq mi)
Population density: 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Median age: 43.3 (M: 43.1, F: 43.4)
Total private dwellings:
Median household income: $N/A
References: 2006 earlier
N/A = Data not available.
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