shíshálh Nation Government District

shíshálh Nation Government District
Map
Interactive map of shíshálh Nation Government District
Coordinates: 49°40′52″N 124°11′00″W / 49.6812°N 124.1833°W / 49.6812; -124.1833
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionSunshine Coast
Regional districtSunshine Coast
qathet
IncorporatedMarch 17, 1988[3]
Government
 • lhe hiwus (Chief)yalxwemult (Lenora Joe)[1]
 • hihewus (Councillor)Raquel Joe
 • hihewus (Councillor)Rochelle Jones
 • hihewus (Councillor)Keith Julius [2]
 • hihewus (Councillor)Philip Paul
Area
 (2011)[4]
 • Total
11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total
819
 • Density28.6/km2 (74.2/sq mi)
 • Sunshine Coast portions
797
 • Sunshine Coast portions density73.8/km2 (191/sq mi)
 • Powell River portion
22
 • Powell River portion density90.5/km2 (234/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Shíshálh Nation Government District, formerly known as Sechelt Indian Government District,[5] is a First Nations government district administered by the shíshálh Nation, and located in the Sunshine Coast region of southwest British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated on March 17, 1988[3] and consists of 33 separate land parcels, of which 32 are located within the Sunshine Coast Regional District and one located within the qathet Regional District.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the shíshálh Nation Government District had a population of 765 living in 333 of its 377 total private dwellings, a change of 9.8% from its 2016 population of 697. With a land area of 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 69.4/km2 (179.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

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