# Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine

The Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine is a local government administration in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it had a population of 37,790 living on a land area of 104,307.25 km$^2$ (40,273.25 sq mi). Its administrative offices are in the city of Terrace. The next-largest municipality in the regional district is the District Municipality of Kitimat. The other incorporated municipalities in the regional district are the Village of Hazelton, the District of New Hazelton and the District of Stewart. There are many unincorporated communities, most of them Indian reserves which are not part of the governmental system of the regional district, which has limited powers relating mostly to municipal-type services. The remote settlement of Dease Lake, formerly in the Stikine Region, was added to the regional district on December 1, 2007. Thornhill (Kitimat-Stikine E (Regional district electoral area) [Census subdivision]) is the largest unincorporated community in the regional district with a population of 3,932 residents.

## Municipalities

| Municipality | Government type | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | % change |
| Terrace | city | 12,017 | 11,643 | 3.2 |
| Kitimat | district municipality | 8,236 | 8,131 | 1.3 |
| Thornhill (Kitimat-Stikine E) | unincorporated community | 3,932 | 3,993 | -1,5 |
| New Hazelton | district municipality | 602 | 580 | 3.8 |
| Stewart | district municipality | 517 | 401 | 28.9 |
| Hazelton | village | 257 | 313 | -17.9 |

## Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine had a population of 37,790 living in 15,306 of its 17,386 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 37,367. With a land area of 104,307.25 km$^2$ (40,273.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km$^2$ (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.
Panethnic groups in the Kitimat–Stikine Regional District (1991−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 | 2006 | 2006 | 2001 | 2001 | 1996 | 1996 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 21,590 | 57.93% | 21,960 | 59.45% | 23,040 | 62.23% | 23,850 | 63.07% | 27,975 | 68.7% | 31,230 | 71.89% | 29,135 | 69.53% |
| Indigenous | 13,415 | 35.99% | 13,265 | 35.91% | 12,660 | 34.19% | 12,275 | 32.46% | 10,960 | 26.92% | 10,210 | 23.5% | 10,670 | 25.46% |
| South Asian | 895 | 2.4% | 575 | 1.56% | 520 | 1.4% | 995 | 2.63% | 975 | 2.39% | 1,005 | 2.31% | 1,385 | 3.31% |
| Southeast Asian | 480 | 1.29% | 355 | 0.96% | 380 | 1.03% | 195 | 0.52% | 225 | 0.55% | 205 | 0.47% | 160 | 0.38% |
| East Asian | 435 | 1.17% | 330 | 0.89% | 250 | 0.68% | 285 | 0.75% | 235 | 0.58% | 480 | 1.1% | 355 | 0.85% |
| African | 230 | 0.62% | 210 | 0.57% | 40 | 0.11% | 85 | 0.22% | 170 | 0.42% | 160 | 0.37% | 140 | 0.33% |
| Latin American | 110 | 0.3% | 140 | 0.38% | 55 | 0.15% | 85 | 0.22% | 135 | 0.33% | 75 | 0.17% | 30 | 0.07% |
| Middle Eastern | 45 | 0.12% | 25 | 0.07% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.02% | 30 | 0.07% | 30 | 0.07% |
| Other | 70 | 0.19% | 80 | 0.22% | 55 | 0.15% | 40 | 0.11% | 35 | 0.09% | 50 | 0.12% | — | — |
| Total responses | 37,270 | 98.62% | 36,940 | 98.86% | 37,025 | 99.1% | 37,815 | 99.52% | 40,720 | 99.62% | 43,440 | 99.59% | 41,905 | 99.65% |
| Total population | 37,790 | 100% | 37,367 | 100% | 37,361 | 100% | 37,999 | 100% | 40,876 | 100% | 43,618 | 100% | 42,053 | 100% |
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. |||||||||||||||

## Climate

Climate normals are from Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat, located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Terrace (about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of downtown).
Climate data for Terrace (Terrace Airport) WMO ID: 71951; coordinates 54°27′59″N 128°34′39″W﻿ / ﻿54.46639°N 128.57750°W﻿ / 54.46639; -128.57750﻿ (Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat); elevation: 217.3 m (713 ft); 1991–2020 normals :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 8.4 | 12.6 | 20.5 | 28.0 | 34.6 | 38.0 | 39.3 | 38.5 | 34.1 | 23.3 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 39.3 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.3 (99.1) | 36.2 (97.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | 10.3 (50.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −1.0 (30.2) | 2.1 (35.8) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 6.4 (43.5) | 1.2 (34.2) | −2.1 (28.2) | 6.7 (44.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) | −3.5 (25.7) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.8 (35.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.6 (52.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | −0.7 (30.7) | −3.9 (25.0) | 3.1 (37.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −8.3 (17.1) | −2.7 (27.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | −1.8 (28.8) | −13.5 (7.7) | −25.3 (−13.5) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −26.7 (−16.1) |
| Record low wind chill | −41.0 | −35.9 | −30.3 | −14.5 | −6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.4 | −24 | −41.7 | −42.2 | −42.2 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 178.0 (7.01) | 103.1 (4.06) | 90.3 (3.56) | 65.5 (2.58) | 54.6 (2.15) | 51.8 (2.04) | 58.8 (2.31) | 66.6 (2.62) | 119.1 (4.69) | 182.7 (7.19) | 190.2 (7.49) | 177.5 (6.99) | 1,338 (52.68) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 95.6 (3.76) | 58.2 (2.29) | 56.4 (2.22) | 60.1 (2.37) | 53.7 (2.11) | 51.8 (2.04) | 58.8 (2.31) | 66.6 (2.62) | 119.1 (4.69) | 178.1 (7.01) | 133.6 (5.26) | 91.2 (3.59) | 1,023.2 (40.28) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 91.5 (36.0) | 47.4 (18.7) | 34.6 (13.6) | 5.0 (2.0) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 4.6 (1.8) | 54.6 (21.5) | 89.5 (35.2) | 327.6 (129.0) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 20.7 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 17.7 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 209.6 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.8 | 9.6 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 17.7 | 21.2 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 175.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 14.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 0.28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 16.5 | 63.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 80.4 | 73.2 | 63.7 | 54.1 | 49.5 | 53.0 | 55.3 | 56.8 | 67.3 | 78.2 | 85.1 | 85.1 | 66.8 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada ||||||||||||||