# Cowichan Valley Regional District

The Cowichan Valley Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia that is on the southern part of Vancouver Island, bordered by the Nanaimo and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Districts to the north and northwest, and by the Capital Regional District to the south and east. As of the 2021 Census, the Regional District had a population of 89,013. The regional district offices are in Duncan.
The current Chair of the Cowichan Valley Regional District is Kate Segall

## Geography

The Cowichan Valley Regional District covers an area between the Stuart Channel and Saanich Inlet on the east coast of Vancouver Island and the southern part of the West Coast Trail, with Cowichan Lake and Cowichan Valley proper located in its central region. It includes the Gulf Islands of Thetis, Penelakut and Valdes. The total land area is 3,473.12 km$^2$ (1,340.98 sq mi).

## Communities
### Incorporated communities

* City of Duncan – pop. 5,047
* Town of Ladysmith – pop. 8,990
* Town of Lake Cowichan – pop. 3,325
* District Municipality of North Cowichan – pop. 31,990

### Indigenous Reserves

* Chemainus 13
* Claoose 4
* Cowichan 1
* Cowichan 9
* Cowichan Lake
* Est-Patrolas 4
* Halalt 2
* Kil-pah-las 3
* Kuper Island 7
* Lyacksun 3
* Malachan 11
* Malahat 11
* Oyster Bay 12
* Portier Pass 5
* Shingle Point 4
* Squaw-hay-one 11
* Theik 2
* Tsussie 6
* Wyah 3

### Electoral areas
#### A

* Malahat
* Mill Bay

#### B

* Shawnigan Lake

#### C

* Arbutus Ridge
* Cobble Hill
* Cherry Point

#### D

* Cowichan Bay

#### E

* Cowichan Station
* Eagle Heights
* Glenora
* Koksilah
* Sahtlam

#### F

* Honeymoon Bay
* Mesachie Lake
* Skutz Falls

#### G

* Saltair

#### H

* Diamond
* North Oyster
* Yellow Point

#### I

* Meade Creek
* Youbou

## Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Cowichan Valley Regional District had a population of 89,013 living in 37,290 of its 40,174 total private dwellings, a change of 6.3% from its 2016 population of 83,739. With a land area of 3,472.48 km$^2$ (1,340.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.6/km$^2$ (66.4/sq mi) in 2021.
Panethnic groups in the Cowichan Valley Regional District (1986–2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 | 2006 | 2006 | 2001 | 2001 | 1996 | 1996 | 1991 | 1991 | 1986$^{:104}$ | 1986$^{:104}$ |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 71,460 | 81.83% | 68,415 | 83.55% | 66,975 | 85.13% | 65,875 | 86.14% | 62,275 | 87.32% | 62,445 | 88.54% | 52,955 | 88.09% | 46,080 | 88.57% |
| Indigenous | 10,985 | 12.58% | 9,660 | 11.8% | 8,525 | 10.84% | 7,420 | 9.7% | 6,260 | 8.78% | 5,655 | 8.02% | 5,110 | 8.5% | 4,025 | 7.74% |
| South Asian | 1,295 | 1.48% | 1,260 | 1.54% | 1,150 | 1.46% | 1,440 | 1.88% | 1,360 | 1.91% | 1,235 | 1.75% | 1,155 | 1.92% | 1,380 | 2.65% |
| East Asian | 1,280 | 1.47% | 1,025 | 1.25% | 880 | 1.12% | 765 | 1% | 665 | 0.93% | 655 | 0.93% | 405 | 0.67% | 350 | 0.67% |
| Southeast Asian | 905 | 1.04% | 715 | 0.87% | 655 | 0.83% | 520 | 0.68% | 300 | 0.42% | 190 | 0.27% | 175 | 0.29% | 55 | 0.11% |
| African | 630 | 0.72% | 305 | 0.37% | 185 | 0.24% | 160 | 0.21% | 215 | 0.3% | 190 | 0.27% | 140 | 0.23% | 65 | 0.12% |
| Latin American | 265 | 0.3% | 150 | 0.18% | 100 | 0.13% | 95 | 0.12% | 65 | 0.09% | 30 | 0.04% | 30 | 0.05% | 35 | 0.07% |
| Middle Eastern | 140 | 0.16% | 130 | 0.16% | 35 | 0.04% | 75 | 0.1% | 75 | 0.11% | 70 | 0.1% | 145 | 0.24% | 35 | 0.07% |
| Other | 375 | 0.43% | 225 | 0.27% | 160 | 0.2% | 130 | 0.17% | 95 | 0.13% | 50 | 0.07% | — | — | — | — |
| Total responses | 87,330 | 98.11% | 81,885 | 97.79% | 78,675 | 97.94% | 76,475 | 99.41% | 71,315 | 99.05% | 70,525 | 99.36% | 60,115 | 99.27% | 52,025 | 99.16% |
| Total population | 89,013 | 100% | 83,739 | 100% | 80,332 | 100% | 76,929 | 100% | 71,998 | 100% | 70,978 | 100% | 60,560 | 100% | 52,466 | 100% |
* Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.