Population Statistics

The FVRD’s jurisdictional boundaries exist within an intricate and overlapping network of territorial boundaries, interest areas, reserve lands, and administrative precincts. The creation of “Bands” through the Indian Act and the attempted dissolution of traditional governance structures in favour of Western systems has resulted in a complex network of Nations, Tribes, service agencies, treaty associations, reserves, regional districts, municipalities, and communities[1].


31 communities have 142 reserves that overlap with the boundaries of the FVRD, while 69 entities have expressed interest in lands and waters.


24,010 of 317,670 (7.6%) of the population in the FVRD (off reserve) identify as Indigenous (2021 Census).


[1] Through the Indian Act the some 60 to 80 Nations or Tribes were divided into 633 small federal administrative enclaves called “bands” on some 3,000 reserves (Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/07/realizing_a_nation-to-nationrelationshipwiththeindigenouspeoples.html)




Jurisdictional Area

Off reserve population

On reserve population[2]

Abbotsford

6,850 of 150,800 (4.5%)

Upper Sumas 6 – 180

Matsqui Main 2 – 100

Aylechootlook 5 - No data

Sahhacum 1 - No data

Chilliwack

7,250 or 91,990 (7.9%)

Kwawkwawapilt 6 – 20

Skwah 4 – 235

Skway 5 – 75

Tzeachten 13 – 435

Yakweakwioose 12 – 50

Aitchelitch 9 – 45

Skowkale – 225

Squiaala 7, 8 – 140

Skwali 3 - 0

Skwahla 2 - 0

Lakeway Cemetery 3 – No data

Lackaway 2 - No data

Schelowat 1 – 5

Grass 15 - No data

Mission

3,380 of 40,630 (8.3%)

Three Islands 3 - No data

Pekw’xe:yles - No data

Langley 2 – 20

Langley 3, 4 - No data

Hope

720 of 6,330 (11.4%)

Hope 1 - 0

Schkam 2 - 65

Tunnel 6 - No data

Greenwood Island 3 - No data

Kawkawa lake 16 - No data

Kent/Agassiz

120 of 5,580 (7.5%)

Lukseetsissum 9 – 45

Seabird Island - 740

Chehalis 6 - No data

Scowlitz 1 - 5

Tseatah 2 - 15

Wahleach Island 2 – No data

Harrison Hot Springs

125 of 1,825 (6.7%)

No reserves

EA A

160 of 475 (33.7%)

Kopchitchin 2 – 35

Teequaloose 3, 3A - No data

Long Tunnel 5A - No data

Yelakin 4, 4A - No data

Austin’s Flat 3 - No data

Paul’s 6 - No data

Boston Bar 8, 9, 10, 11 - No data

Scaucy 5 - No data

Shrypttahooks 7 - No data

Boston Bar 1A - 0

Tuckkwiowhum 1 – No data (30)

Bucktum 4 - No data (5)

Sam Adams 12 - No data

Speyum 3 - No data (0)

Chaumox 11 - No data

Tsawawmuck 1 - No data

Tsintahktl 2 - No data

Boothroyd 5C - No data

Kahmoose 4 - No data (5)

Boothroyd 5A, 5B - No data

Sho-ook 5 - No data

Boothroyd 13 - No data (0)

Inkahtsaph 6 - No data (0)

Boothroyd 6A, 6B - No data

Chukcheetso 7 – No data

Boothroyd 8A - No data (0)

Chapman’s Bar 10 – No data

EA B

70 of 775 (9%)

Chawathil 4 – 160

Ohamil 1 - 140

Spuzzum 1 – 50

Spuzzum 1A - No data

Spuzzum 7 - No data

Stullawheets 8 – 50

Albert Flat 5 – 10

Aywawwis 15 - No data

Trafalgar Flat 13 - No data

Ruby creek 2 - No data (19)

Skawahlook 1 - No data (10)

Klaklacum 12 - No data

Swahliseah 14 - No data

Puckatholetchin 11 - No data (10)

Skawahlum 10 - No data

Kaykaip 7 - No data

Squeah 6 - No data

Qualark 4 - No data

Yale town 1 - No data (5)

Kuthlalth 3 - No data

Yale 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 - No data

Four and one-half mile 2 - No data

Saddle Rock - No data (0)

Stout 8 - No data

Papsilqua 2, 2A, 2B - No data

Skuet 6 - No data

Peters 1, 1A, 2 - No data

EA C

80 of 1,115 (7.2%)

Chehalis 5 – 485

Douglas 8 – No data (66)

Q'alatkú7em – 50

Holachten 8 – 150

Squawkum Creek 3 – 125

Paqulh - No data (0)

Challetkohum 9 - No data

Challetkohum 5 - No data

Samahquam 1 - No data

Sachteen 2A - No data (5)

Sweeteen 3 - No data

Skookumchuck 4 - No data (30)

Skookumchuck 4A - No data

Morteen 9 - No data

Sklahhesten 5, 5A, 5B - No data

Franks 10 - No data

Perrets 11 - No data

Lelachen 6 - No data

Tipella 7 - 0

Glazier Creek - No data

Williams 2 - No data

EA D

75 of 1,995 (3.8%)

Cheam 1 – 200

Popkum 1 - No data (0)

Popkum 2 - No data

EA E

145 of 1,460 (9.9%)


EA F

1380 of 150 (10.9%)


EA G

180 of 1,685 (10.7%)

Lakahahmen 11 – 45

Skweahm 10 – 45

Sumas Cemetery 12 - No data

Papekwatchin 4 - No data

Yaalstrick 1 - No data

Zaitscullachan 9 - No data

Skumalasph 16 - No data

EA H

115 of 2420 (4.8%)

Soowahlie 14 – 180

[2] All counts in census tabulations undergo random rounding, a process that transforms all raw counts into randomly rounded counts. This reduces the possibility of identifying individuals in the tabulations

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