Regional District of Fraser–Fort George

The Regional District of Fraser–Fort George (RDFFG) is a regional district located in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by the Alberta border to the east, the Columbia–Shuswap and Thompson–Nicola regional districts to the south and southeast, Cariboo Regional District to the southwest, the Regional District of Bulkley–Nechako to the west, and the Peace River Regional District to the north and northeast. As of the Canada 2011 Census, Fraser–Fort George had a population of 91,879 and a land area of 51,083.73 km² (19,723.54 sq mi). The offices of the regional district are located at Prince George.

Fraser–Fort George
Regional district
Regional District of Fraser–Fort George
Upper Fraser River
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Prince George Mackenzie McBride Valemount Hixon Tête Jaune Cache Bear Lake McLeod Lake Willow River Major communities
Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Administrative office location	Prince George
Government
• Type	Regional district
• Body	Board of directors
• Chair	Art Kaehn (E)
• Vice chair	Lara Beckett (C)
• Electoral areas	A – Salmon River–Lakes C – Chilako River–Nechako D – Tabor Lake–Stone Creek E – Woodpecker–Hixon F – Willow River–Upper Fraser G – Crooked River–Parsnip H – Robson Valley–Canoe
Area
• Land	50,676.10 km² (19,566.15 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	94,506
• Density	1.86/km² (4.8/sq mi)
Website	www.rdffg.bc.ca

Communities

City

Prince George

District municipality

Mackenzie

Villages

McBride
Valemount

Regional district electoral areas

Fraser–Fort George A – Salmon River–Lakes
Fraser–Fort George C – Chilako River–Nechako
Fraser–Fort George D – Tabor Lake–Stone Creek
Fraser–Fort George E – Woodpecker–Hixon
Fraser–Fort George F – Willow River–Upper Fraser Valley
Fraser–Fort George G – Crooked River–Parsnip
Fraser–Fort George H – Robson Valley–Canoe

Indian Reserves

NB Indian Reserves are not part of municipal or regional district governance and are outside the regional district's jurisdiction, and also counted separately in the census figures.

Fort George (Shelley) Indian Reserve No. 2
McLeod Lake Indian Reserve No. 1
Parsnip Indian Reserve No. 5

Designated places

Bear Lake
Salmon Valley
Summit Lake
Willow River

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George had a population of 96,979 living in 40,224 of its 43,377 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 94,506. With a land area of 50,580.72 km² (19,529.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km² (5.0/sq mi) in 2021.

Panethnic groups in the Fraser–Fort George Regional District (1991–2021)
Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011		2006		2001		1996		1991
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European	71,800	75.34%	72,560	78.08%	73,895	81.66%	77,320	84.39%	80,945	85.34%	87,785	89.12%	78,765	87.15%
Indigenous	13,995	14.69%	13,395	14.41%	10,915	12.06%	9,630	10.51%	8,875	9.36%	6,355	6.45%	7,970	8.82%
South Asian	4,060	4.26%	2,640	2.84%	2,020	2.23%	2,040	2.23%	2,620	2.76%	2,035	2.07%	1,930	2.14%
Southeast Asian	1,850	1.94%	1,460	1.57%	1,250	1.38%	780	0.85%	615	0.65%	355	0.36%	365	0.4%
East Asian	1,565	1.64%	1,390	1.5%	1,345	1.49%	1,130	1.23%	1,095	1.15%	1,290	1.31%	810	0.9%
African	1,170	1.23%	755	0.81%	615	0.68%	400	0.44%	380	0.4%	360	0.37%	380	0.42%
Latin American	265	0.28%	275	0.3%	155	0.17%	140	0.15%	205	0.22%	95	0.1%	130	0.14%
Middle Eastern	250	0.26%	215	0.23%	205	0.23%	65	0.07%	0	0%	50	0.05%	30	0.03%
Other	335	0.35%	240	0.26%	105	0.12%	130	0.14%	130	0.14%	170	0.17%	—	—
Total responses	95,300	98.27%	92,935	98.34%	90,495	98.49%	91,625	99.31%	94,855	99.52%	98,505	99.53%	90,380	99.6%
Total population	96,979	100%	94,506	100%	91,879	100%	92,264	100%	95,317	100%	98,974	100%	90,739	100%

Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.