Sun Peaks
Mountain resort municipality
Sun Peaks, Mountain Resort Municipality[1]
Sun Peaks is located in British Columbia
Sun Peaks
Sun Peaks
Sun Peaks is located in Canada
Sun Peaks
Sun Peaks
Coordinates: 50°53′04″N 119°53′09″W / 50.8844°N 119.8858°W / 50.8844; -119.8858
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtThompson-Nicola
IncorporatedJune 28, 2010
Government
 • MayorAl Raine
Area
 • Total40.86 km2 (15.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total616
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
Postal Code
V0E 5N0
Websitesunpeaksmunicipality.ca

Sun Peaks is a mountain resort municipality in British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated on June 28, 2010.[2] It is built around Sun Peaks Resort. It is located 55 kilometers northeast of Kamloops and 410 kilometers from Vancouver. The municipality has a resident population of 1,404[3] people, with more than 900 additional non-resident property owners.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sun Peaks Mountain had a population of 1,404 living in 622 of its 1,506 total private dwellings, a change of 127.9% from its 2016 population of 616. With a land area of 40.85 km2 (15.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 34.4/km2 (89.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Sun Peaks included:[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sun Peaks is Canada's newest municipality".
  3. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sun Peaks set to become B.C.'s first mountain resort municipality". Vancouver Sun. June 25, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  5. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-10-26). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-12.


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