Electoral Area D, Squamish-LillooetBritish Columbia

Renting in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet eats 43% of household income, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Households that own their home make up 91%. 31% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Health in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet beats almost every Canadian town

Health survey and life expectancy for the North Shore/Coast Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Area

At 6.5%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 8.9% for British Columbia. On average 12% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 59% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia. Add to that, a baby born in the region can expect 84.3 years, 86.3 for a girl and 82.3 for a boy (2022/2024).

3 school boards share Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet

Its 3 km reach takes in 11 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools, all of Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet’s schooling. Results are mixed: 6 of 11 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 3 below it. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 16; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it. From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 4.2 km off, above British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Protected areas cover 42% of the country around Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet

For walks, 7 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Sea to Sky Trail and Howe Sound Crest Trail. Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is the closest national park, 68 km from town. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 39, above both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). Just over two fifths of the town lies within a protected area.

January lows in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet: −0.9°C, against 0.5°C in British Columbia’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Between the last spring frost, 19 April, and the first in autumn, 28 October, lie 192 days. There are 74 days of frost in a typical year, higher than British Columbia’s towns (60) yet lower than Canadian towns (159). Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet sees July afternoons of 24.5°C on average. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in December, about 14 cm.

Violent crime weighs less where Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 48

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet

The index for the force that serves it came to 56, below both British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in its police area ran at 27.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Flood mapping exists for Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet: 3 on record, latest by Squamish Lillooet Regional District

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.16 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Little of the land around Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet has burned: 0.5% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.01% a year.

Fewer children live in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% are under 15

Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up a tenth of the population, higher than British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) yet lower than Canadian towns (15%).

A normal November in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet runs from 2°C to 8°C

Then December: 4°C by day, −1°C at night. In November, the normal is 383 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 3 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and December coldest at −1°C by night.

Patrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet in Ottawa as MP for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

For local government, Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet is a regional district electoral area.

Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet has no public library of its own; the nearest is Squamish Public Library, 4.9 km away

The next is Bowen Island Public Library (Bowen Island), 40 km away.

Trips to work from Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet take longer than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average

82% of commuters drove, below both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet’s 1 historic place is a top designation

13% of its homes were built before 1961, higher than British Columbia’s towns (11%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).