Metchosin
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| District of Metchosin[1] | |
Mount Helmcken
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  Metchosin
Location of Metchosin within the Capital Regional District
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| Coordinates: 48°22′55″N 123°32′16″W / 48.38194°N 123.53778°W / 48.38194; -123.53778 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Capital |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Incorporated | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Metchosin Council |
| • Mayor | Marie-Térèse Little |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,067 |
| • Density | 72.8/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Metchosinite |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Highways | 14 |
| Waterways | Strait of Juan de Fuca |
| Website | Official website |
The District of Metchosin (/mətʃoʊzɪn/) is a municipality and community in Greater Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver IslandinBritish Columbia, Canada. It is a coastal community adjacent to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Metchosin is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities.
Metchosin has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) in parts caused by the rain shadow and to the east of the strait of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but keeping some oceanic characteristics (Cfb).[3] Sligo, Ireland has very close temperatures with only a slightly warmer summer. The biggest difference is in the summer drying, common of the Pacific Northwest.[4]
| Climate data for Metchosin. elevation: 164 m or 538 ft, extremes 1911-1938 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
15 (59) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30 (86) |
24.4 (75.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5 (23) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 168.1 (6.62) |
107.5 (4.23) |
89.2 (3.51) |
59.8 (2.35) |
39.9 (1.57) |
28.0 (1.10) |
16.5 (0.65) |
24.8 (0.98) |
32.6 (1.28) |
112.8 (4.44) |
213.0 (8.39) |
146.8 (5.78) |
1,039 (40.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 159.5 (6.28) |
100.5 (3.96) |
85.8 (3.38) |
59.8 (2.35) |
39.9 (1.57) |
28.0 (1.10) |
16.5 (0.65) |
24.8 (0.98) |
32.6 (1.28) |
112.5 (4.43) |
207.8 (8.18) |
140.6 (5.54) |
1,008.3 (39.7) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 8.6 (3.4) |
7.0 (2.8) |
3.4 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.1) |
5.2 (2.0) |
6.2 (2.4) |
30.7 (12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 19.5 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 18.3 | 158.7 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 18.7 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 14.9 | 20.6 | 17.6 | 155.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.08 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Metchosin had a population of 5,067 living in 1,856 of its 1,938 total private dwellings, a change of 7.6% from its 2016 population of 4,708. With a land area of 69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 72.8/km2 (188.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
| Panethnic group |
2021[7] | 2016[8] | 2011[9] | 2006[10] | 2001[11] | 1996[12] | ||||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||
| European[a] | 4,300 | 91.3% | 4,245 | 93.92% | 4,155 | 92.54% | 4,360 | 92.96% | 4,255 | 92% | 4,155 | 93.27% | ||
| Indigenous | 225 | 4.78% | 135 | 2.99% | 210 | 4.68% | 115 | 2.45% | 180 | 3.89% | 40 | 0.9% | ||
| East Asian[b] | 85 | 1.8% | 95 | 2.1% | 70 | 1.56% | 45 | 0.96% | 25 | 0.54% | 75 | 1.68% | ||
| South Asian | 35 | 0.74% | 10 | 0.22% | 30 | 0.67% | 45 | 0.96% | 50 | 1.08% | 20 | 0.45% | ||
| African | 25 | 0.53% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0.75% | 60 | 1.3% | 75 | 1.68% | ||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 20 | 0.42% | 20 | 0.44% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.43% | 20 | 0.43% | 60 | 1.35% | ||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.43% | 25 | 0.54% | 10 | 0.22% | ||
| Latin American | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0.75% | 20 | 0.43% | 30 | 0.67% | ||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 0.32% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | ||
| Total responses | 4,710 | 92.95% | 4,520 | 96.01% | 4,490 | 93.48% | 4,690 | 97.81% | 4,625 | 95.22% | 4,455 | 94.61% | ||
| Total population | 5,067 | 100% | 4,708 | 100% | 4,803 | 100% | 4,795 | 100% | 4,857 | 100% | 4,709 | 100% | ||
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||||||
According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Metchosin included:[7]
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