Population in 2006: 4,514
Population in 2001: 4,188
2001 to 2006 population change
Total private dwellings: 1,809
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,703
Land area (km2): 13.26
Population density per square kilometreHere: | 340.4 |
Nearby towns and cities: | 4.4 |
Fort Nelson population and dwellings statisticsEarning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005Here: | 38,674 CAD |
Province: | 25,722 CAD |
Median income in 2005This town: | 38,508 CAD |
British Columbia: | 24,867 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before taxThis town: | 4.4% |
Province: | 17.3% |
Composition of total income in this town
Earnings and income details for this townOccupation and industry
Participation rateThis town: | 87.2% |
Province: | 65.6% |
Employment rateHere: | 82.1% |
British Columbia: | 61.6% |
Unemployment rateThis town: | 5.9% |
Province: | 6.0% |
Labour force activity in this town
Mode of transportation to work
Labour, occupation and industry details for Fort Nelson
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Marital Status
Not in a common-law relationshipTotal: 2,760This town: | 79.8% |
British Columbia: | 91.8% |
Male: 1,495This town: | 81.0% |
Province: | 91.6% |
In a common-law relationshipTotal: 695Here: | 20.1% |
British Columbia: | 8.2% |
Male: 350This town: | 19.0% |
British Columbia: | 8.4% |
Female: 350Here: | 21.7% |
British Columbia: | 7.9% |
Fort Nelson Martial Status
This town marital status detailsFamilies and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in this town
Language most often used at home
Language details for this townMobility status in 2006
Fort Nelson - Place of residence in 2005
This town - Place of residence in 2001
This town mobility detailsEducation
Education attainment in this town
Education in this townAirports inside this town
- Fort Nelson (Mile 301) Heliport (TC LID: CFN2)
- Fort Nelson (Parker Lake) Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CER9)
- Fort Nelson Airport (ICAO: CYYE)
- Fort Nelson/Gordon Field Airport (TC LID: CBL3)
Federal Corporations Located in this town
- 6809774 CANADA INC.
- 7867948 CANADA LTD.
- dennor northern nations development corporation
- Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce
- VILLERS AIR SERVICES LTD.
- rush industries inc.
Hospitals inside this town
- Fort Nelson General Hospital
Radio stations Located in Fort Nelson
Noteworthy people related to this town
Famous people born here:
- Bob Bedier (Ice Hockey Player)
- Glen Goodall (Ice Hockey Player)
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Radio stations located in Fort Nelson
Age characteristics
Median age of the populationThis town: | 30.5 |
British Columbia: | 40.8 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Age characteristics of this townFederal Corporations In This Town
- VILLERS AIR SERVICES LTD. (P.O.BOX 328, Directors: PETER JOHN VILLERS, TAMARA JENELLE VILLERS, VICKY DIANE VILLERS)
- 6809774 CANADA INC. (67-5701 AIRPORT DRIVE, Directors: LUC LALONDE)
- rush industries inc. (4419 heritage cres, BOX 992, Directors: MARLO JAMES RUSH, PAMELA J RUSH)
- dennor northern nations development corporation (3012 chalo road, box 41 rr#1 site3mile 293 alaska highwa, Directors: NONNIEMENAEGAES MCDERMOTT, ROSEMARIE MCDERMOTT)
- 7867948 CANADA LTD. (16 5320 mountainveiw drive, Directors: Terry Sheppard)
- Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce (P.O. Box 196, Directors: ANGELA WHITE, ANGUS DICKIE, BILL ENGLISH, DAVID MILNER, DEBBY HAWKIN, GEORDIE MCLENNAN, JACK STEVENSON, JEFF THOMPSON, JEREMY COTE, JUSTIN ROBERTS, KYM GILLETT, LORENCE FORSBURG, MARC CHAYER, MARTIN BLAIR, PETER VILLERS)
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority populationTotal: 300Here: | 6.7% |
British Columbia: | 24.8% |
Female: 150This town: | 7.1% |
British Columbia: | 25.3% |
Aboriginal identity populationTotal: 635This town: | 14.2% |
Province: | 4.8% |
Male: 255This town: | 10.8% |
British Columbia: | 4.7% |
Female: 380This town: | 18.0% |
British Columbia: | 4.9% |
Fort Nelson Minority Population Characteristics
Fort Nelson citizenship and immigration DetailsIUCN protected areas in this town
- Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park
- Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park
- Maxhamish Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area
- Muncho Lake Provincial Park
Airports located in this town
- Northern Rockies Regional Airport (IATA: YYE, ICAO: CYYE)
- Fort Nelson/Mobil Sierra Airport
- Fort Nelson
- Fort Nelson/Gordon Field Airport
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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