Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-NicolaBritish Columbia

Home to 1,167 people, this town lies in British Columbia. Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 6%.

Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population

1,167

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

62.4

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

46%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

20%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola a good place to live?

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola’s schools beat most (A). Natural hazards weigh more here (D−). Homes are dear (D−). It also trails on jobs & income (D).

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years.

StrongestASchoolsWeakestD⁻Hazard risk D⁻Cost of living

What makes Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola stand out

The 3 things Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

42% are 65 or over

The median of Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Hazard risk

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D−.

Cost of living

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

How Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola grades

Each subject compares Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itD⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsAOpen →HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedC⁻Open →SafetyWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁺Open →WalkabilityNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

Hazard risk in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola is higher than in almost every Canadian town

Measured across the Thompson/Cariboo health region: radon tests

Wildfire is Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola’s dominant hazard: 51% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 1.28% a year. The town’s survey area, 6.4% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.023 per $1,000 of buildings, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36).

Very highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola6.4%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.023	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.4%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.023

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Very high

wildfire band

0.1 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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WildfireVery high wildfire band · 51% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.023 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.4% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 27% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). 90% of households are owner-occupiers.

$400,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola$400,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	27%	24%	20%
Households owning their home	90%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	21%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$400,000	$720,000	$406,000

$1,000

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$412

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$1,000 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living6.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Owners and renters90% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Fewer commuters in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola drive than in British Columbia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 75%

The commute to work averages 31 min.

20%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van75%

Walk20%

Census 2021	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Car or van	75%	87%	89%
Average trip	31 min	26 min	26 min

$59,200

median household income, 2020

26%

worked from home, May 2021

37%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work20% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment8.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to75 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Clinton

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

SchoolsSchools A

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola’s teenagers travel 34 km to the nearest high school

Elementary school is 31 km away at the nearest, above British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

1school within 3 kmASchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
David Stoddart School Middle fifth in British ColumbiaIn Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-NicolaElementary	Elementary	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Nearest secondary school	34 km	1.8 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	31 km	0.6 km	0.5 km

34 km

to the nearest secondary school

31 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Results0 of 1 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Language0 of 1 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia Questions“What schools are there in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Climate

January nights in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola drop to −9.8°C (British Columbia towns 0.5°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

A normal December brings 20 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frosty days number 203 in a normal year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159). Midsummer afternoons in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola peak at about 23.9°C.

23.9°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.2°C

Spring10.9°C

Summer22.5°C

Autumn9.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Precipitation a year	273 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	203	60	159
January night low	−9.8°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	23.9°C	23.1°C	25.5°C

63 cm

of snow a year

203

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 23.9°C, January lows −9.8°C Rain and snow273 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow63 cm of snow a year Weather station23 km to the station · Clinton

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Clinton)

HealthHealth C⁻

Residents of Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola live 42 km from the nearest hospital on average

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 78.8 years, below both British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 48% very good or excellent, against 50% in British Columbia. Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area.

48%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola48%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	78.8	81.0	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	9%	12%
Very good or excellent health	48%	50%	52%

78.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

42 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

42 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Getting careA pharmacy 42 km away on average Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.8, men 76.0 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Who lives here

More of Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%

2.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

62.4median age

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-NicolaBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

42%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%

Postsecondary qualification46%

Women and men · all residents

46.4% of Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 540 and men at 625; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola
	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	7.8%	14%	16%
15 to 64	50%	64%	64%
65+	42%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	24%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	46%	56%	56%

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Immigrants12% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages62.4 median age · 42% are 65 or over Households600 households · 1.9 people per household English and French3% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

Protected land around Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within 100 km there is no national park. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 26, above both British Columbia’s towns (14) and Canadian towns (4). 20% of the town lies within a protected area.

18%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola18%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	18%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	26	14	4

At the edge

to Chasm Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas30 protected areas within 10 km · Churn Creek Protected Area National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Chasm Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

SafetySafety C⁺

Violent crime weighs less where Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 54

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola itself

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 76 over 2023–25, between British Columbia’s towns (83) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in its police area ran at 28.8 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2). Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola alone, so this card uses the figure for the Clinton detachment area.

76Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202397

202477

202554

2023–2025	Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola	British Columbia	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	54	76	86
Crime Severity Index	76	83	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

14%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety76 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Weather

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −6°C

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Clinton. November normally sees 26 mm of precipitation. A normal December brings highs of −4°C, lows of −10°C.

1°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November1°C

December−4°C

January−3°C

February0°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−9°C	60 mm
Spring	11°C	−2°C	56 mm
Summer	22°C	7°C	85 mm
Autumn	10°C	−1°C	73 mm

−6°C

a normal November night

26 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Clinton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Frank Caputo (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, the riding that includes Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola

Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20.

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Who runs itRegional District Electoral Area Provincial legislatureCariboo-Chilcotin

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola has one public library, TNRL: Clinton Library

The library is 30 km from the centre of Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Nearby attractions

Big Bar Cross Country Ski Trails and 3 more in and around Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola

The best-known places to visit in and around Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

Ski hillSki hillBig Bar Cross Country Ski Trailsin town AttractionAttractionBig Bar Cross Country Ski Trails (Clinton)in town Historic siteHistoric siteHistoric Hat Creek Ranch4.5 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumMuseumClinton Museum500 m outside town, to the southwest

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola

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The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 76 Housing & costD⁻Homes 6.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsAOne school within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 78.8 in its region Work & commuteD43% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: very high

Out and about

Outdoors18% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 62.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola

Who are the people of Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola?

At the 2021 census, 12% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 12% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola?

Mostly 89% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 1.9 people on average, and 38% have just one.

How old are the people of Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola?

At 62.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 8% of the population and seniors 42%.

Is Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola growing?

It added people: 1,094 in 2016, 1,162 in 2021, 6.2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,167.

About Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola

Town in British Columbia

For Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau), Thompson-Nicola, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in British Columbia, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,167 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
Census division: Thompson-Nicola
Census subdivision: 5933032

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).