Metchosin (Redirected from Metchosin, British Columbia)
Metchosin | |
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District of Metchosin | |
Location of Metchosin in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 48°22′55″N 123°32′16″W / 48.38194°N 123.53778°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Capital |
Founded | 1840 |
Incorporated | 1984 |
Government | |
• Governing body | Metchosin Council |
• Mayor | Marie-Térèse Little |
Area | |
• Total | 69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,067 |
• Density | 72.8/km2 (189/sq mi) |
Demonym | Metchosinite |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
Highways | 14 |
Waterways | Strait of Juan de Fuca |
Website | Official website |
The District of Metchosin /mətʃoʊzɪn/ is a municipality and community in Greater Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a coastal community adjacent to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Metchosin is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities.
Climate
Metchosin has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) in parts caused by the rain shadow and to the east of the strait of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but keeping some oceanic characteristics (Cfb). Sligo, Ireland has very close temperatures with only a slightly warmer summer. The biggest difference is in the summer drying, common of the Pacific Northwest.
Climate data for Metchosin. elevation: 164 m or 538 ft, extremes 1911-1938 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
15 (59) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30 (86) |
24.4 (75.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5 (23) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 168.1 (6.62) |
107.5 (4.23) |
89.2 (3.51) |
59.8 (2.35) |
39.9 (1.57) |
28.0 (1.10) |
16.5 (0.65) |
24.8 (0.98) |
32.6 (1.28) |
112.8 (4.44) |
213.0 (8.39) |
146.8 (5.78) |
1,039 (40.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 159.5 (6.28) |
100.5 (3.96) |
85.8 (3.38) |
59.8 (2.35) |
39.9 (1.57) |
28.0 (1.10) |
16.5 (0.65) |
24.8 (0.98) |
32.6 (1.28) |
112.5 (4.43) |
207.8 (8.18) |
140.6 (5.54) |
1,008.3 (39.7) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 8.6 (3.4) |
7.0 (2.8) |
3.4 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.1) |
5.2 (2.0) |
6.2 (2.4) |
30.7 (12) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 19.5 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 18.3 | 158.7 |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 18.7 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 14.9 | 20.6 | 17.6 | 155.7 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.08 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
Source: Environment Canada |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Metchosin had a population of 5,067 living in 1,856 of its 1,938 total private dwellings, a change of 7.6% from its 2016 population of 4,708. With a land area of 69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 72.8/km2 (188.6/sq mi) in 2021.
Ethnicity
Panethnic group |
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | 1996 | ||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||
European | 4,300 | 91.3% | 4,245 | 93.92% | 4,155 | 92.54% | 4,360 | 92.96% | 4,255 | 92% | 4,155 | 93.27% | ||
Indigenous | 225 | 4.78% | 135 | 2.99% | 210 | 4.68% | 115 | 2.45% | 180 | 3.89% | 40 | 0.9% | ||
East Asian | 85 | 1.8% | 95 | 2.1% | 70 | 1.56% | 45 | 0.96% | 25 | 0.54% | 75 | 1.68% | ||
South Asian | 35 | 0.74% | 10 | 0.22% | 30 | 0.67% | 45 | 0.96% | 50 | 1.08% | 20 | 0.45% | ||
African | 25 | 0.53% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0.75% | 60 | 1.3% | 75 | 1.68% | ||
Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.42% | 20 | 0.44% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.43% | 20 | 0.43% | 60 | 1.35% | ||
Middle Eastern | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.43% | 25 | 0.54% | 10 | 0.22% | ||
Latin American | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0.75% | 20 | 0.43% | 30 | 0.67% | ||
Other/Multiracial | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 0.32% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | ||
Total responses | 4,710 | 92.95% | 4,520 | 96.01% | 4,490 | 93.48% | 4,690 | 97.81% | 4,625 | 95.22% | 4,455 | 94.61% | ||
Total population | 5,067 | 100% | 4,708 | 100% | 4,803 | 100% | 4,795 | 100% | 4,857 | 100% | 4,709 | 100% | ||
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses |
Religion
According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Metchosin included:
- Irreligion (3,120 persons or 66.2%)
- Christianity (1,480 persons or 31.4%)
- Buddhism (20 persons or 0.4%)
- Other (80 persons or 1.7%)
Parks
- Albert Head Lagoon Regional Park
- Blinkhorn Nature Park
- Buckbrush Swamp
- Devonian Regional Park
- Matheson Lake Regional Park
- Witty's Lagoon Regional Park
- Galloping Goose Regional Park