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District municipality in British Columbia, Canada
Historical population Year 1921 523 — 1931 1,629 +211.5% 1941 1,805 +10.8% 1951 1,936 +7.3% 1956 1,937 +0.1% 1961 2,123 +9.6% 1966 2,076 −2.2% 1971 2,302 +10.9% 1976 3,378 +46.7% 1981 4,213 +24.7% 1986 4,310 +2.3% 1991 4,719 +9.5% 1996 5,322 +12.8% 2001 5,134 −3.5% 2006 4,960 −3.4% 2011 5,055 +1.9% Sources: Statistics Canada [2]
Spallumcheen is a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia . Located in the Okanagan region between Vernon and Enderby , the township had a population of 5,055 and land area of 255.77 square kilometres (98.75 sq mi ) in the Canada 2011 Census .[3] British Columbia Interior (incorporated in 1892),[4] Armstrong . Both Spallumcheen and Armstrong are member municipalities of the Regional District of North Okanagan .
Etymology
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The name is derived from a Shuswap language word, either "spil-a-mi-shine" meaning "flat mouth", or "spal-lum-shin" meaning "meadow flat". Another word, spalmtsin , which has an Okanagan language cognate spelemtsin , means "flat area along edge". Other variations include Spellmacheen and Spallamcheen , which were the original names used for the Shuswap River , which exits the Shuswap Highland in this area and heads north to Mara and Shuswap Lakes . The same word is the source of the name of the Spillimacheen River and the settlement of the same name in the Columbia Valley .[5] [6] [7] [8]
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Spallumcheen had a population of 5,307 living in 2,036 of its 2,099 total private dwellings, a change of km 2 mi ), it had a population density of 2 mi ) in 2021.[9]
Ethnicity
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Panethnic groups in the District of Spallumcheen (2001−2021)
Panethnic 2021[10]
2016[11]
2011[12]
2006[13]
2001[14]
Pop. %
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
European [a] 4,915
4,720
4,690
4,690
4,790
Indigenous
310
275
320
220
240
East Asian [b] 30 40 40 20 50
Southeast Asian [c] 20 35 0
10 15
African
15 0
0
0
0
South Asian
0
0
0
30 10
Latin American
0
10 0
0
20
Middle Eastern [d] 0
0
0
0
0
Other/Multiracial [e]
0
20 0
10 10
Total responses
5,305
5,100
5,045
4,960
5,130
Total population
5,307
5,106
5,040
4,960
5,134
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses
Religion
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According to the 2021 census , religious groups in Spallumcheen included:[10]
Irreligion (2,925 persons or 55.1%)
Christianity (2,315 persons or 43.6%)
Catholic (345 persons or 6.5%)
United Church (215 persons or 4.1%)
Baptist (135 persons or 2.5%)
Reformed (110 persons or 2.1%)
Anabaptist (65 persons or 1.2%)
Lutheran (65 persons or 1.2%)
Other Christian (1,380 persons or 26.0%)
Other (50 persons or 0.9%)
See also
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Notes
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^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e. " and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
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^ "Census subdivision of Spallumcheen, DM – British Columbia" . Statistics Canada . Retrieved March 12, 2013 .
^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS ). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 8, 2012 .
^ Geological Survey of Canada Report 1877-78, by G.M. Dawson
^ Claudet's Report of his trip to Cherry Creek in 1867, refers to the river as "Spellmacheen". (12th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 1948, citing G.M. Dawson's 1877-78 Geological Survey Report, p.27B
^ Dawson, "Shuswap", 43; Ok, 6:136-138, 10:66).
^ Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia" . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-10-26). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved 2022-11-11 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2021-10-27). "Census Profile, 2016 Census" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved 2023-03-14 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2015-11-27). "NHS Profile" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved 2023-03-14 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2019-08-20). "2006 Community Profiles" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved 2023-03-14 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2019-07-02). "2001 Community Profiles" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved 2023-03-14 .
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