| Central Coast | |
| Official Name: | Central Coast Regional District |
| Other Name: | Ocean Falls (1968–1976) |
| Settlement Type: | Regional district |
| Image Blank Emblem: | CCRD-full-logo.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 180px |
| Motto: | That we may be good people together |
| Map Alt: | A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | British Columbia |
| Seat Type: | Administrative office location |
| Seat: | Bella Coola |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Regional district |
| Governing Body: | Board of directors |
| Leader Title: | Chair |
| Leader Name: | Jayme Kennedy |
| Leader Title1: | Vice chair |
| Leader Title2: | Electoral areas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Land Km2: | 24491.85 |
| Dimensions Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3319 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.14 |
Central Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It has a total land area of 24,559.5 km2 (9,482.5 sq mi). When it was created in 1968, it was known as the Ocean Falls Regional District, named for the then-largest town in the region, the company town of Ocean Falls, which has since become a ghost town. The district name was confirmed in 1974, but changed to Central Coast Regional District in 1976.
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Central Coast Regional District had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 24433.73km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
| 2021[4] | 2016[5] | 2011[6] | 2006[7] | 2001[8] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous | 2,370 | 2,040 | 2,070 | 1,990 | 2,245 | ||||||
| European | 1,130 | 1,200 | 1,080 | 1,155 | 1,485 | ||||||
| East Asian | 20 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Latin American | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| African | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| South Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Total responses | 3,555 | 3,300 | 3,180 | 3,180 | 3,780 | ||||||
| Total population | 3,582 | 3,319 | 3,206 | 3,189 | 3,781 | ||||||
The Central Coast Regional District (CCRD) is unique in the province in that it has no incorporated municipalities within its borders. The Regional District has five Electoral Areas, each of which elect a single director to the District's Board of Directors. According to the 2021 Census, the populations of the electoral areas are:
| Electoral Area | Population | CCRD Board of Directors 2022 - Present | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A (Outer Coast, except "Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) | 149 | Steve Emery[9] | |
| B ("Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) | 1,193 | Travis Hall. | |
| C (Bella Coola Valley east of Royal Canadian Legion) | 661 | Jayme Kennedy (Chair) | |
| D (Bella Coola Valley between Tatsquan Creek and Royal Canadian Legion, including "Bella Coola 1" Indian Reserve) | 403 | Lawrence Northeast | |
| E (Non-Reserve area of Bella Coola townsite) | 162 | Will Ward |