Burquitlam, British Columbia
Burquitlam
Burquitlam Centre | |
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Aerial view of Burquitlam in 2025 | |
Burquitlam Location of Burquitlam within Metro Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′40″N 122°53′20″W / 49.26111°N 122.88889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Lower Mainland |
| Regional District | Metro Vancouver |
| City | Coquitlam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Stewart |
| • MP (Fed.) | Zoe Royer (LPC) |
| • MLA (Prov.) | Rick Glumac (NDP) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,637 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Burquitlam is a neighbourhood and commercial district of the City of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.
Etymology
Its name derives from a combination of the names of the cities (then district municipalities) of Burnaby and Coquitlam in order to name a post office for this area, which is just east of the boundary of the two cities and is not used by the City of Burnaby.
A fictionalized version of Burquitlam is seen in the 1982 film Big Meat Eater.
Geography
The Planning Department of the City of Coquitlam describes the neighbourhood of Burquitlam–Lougheed as being north of the New Westminster boundary, east of North Road, west of Blue Mountain Street, and to the south of the boundary of the City of Port Moody. Burquitlam Plaza is a shopping plaza by the intersection of Clarke Road (a northeastern continuation of the North Road arterial) and Como Lake Ave.[5][6][7]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 16,217 | — |
| 1991 | 17,212 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 18,516 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 18,848 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 19,216 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 21,654 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 22,775 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 25,637 | +12.6% |
| Source: Statistics Canada[8] | ||
Ethnicity
| Panethnic group | 2021 census [1][2][3][4] |
2016 census [9][10][11][12][13] |
2011 census [14][15][16] |
2006 census [17][18][19] |
2001 census [20][21] |
1996 census [22][21] |
1991 census [23][24][25] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 9,420 | 37.13% | 9,920 | 44.16% | 11,075 | 52.44% | 11,590 | 60.89% | 12,165 | 65.49% | 13,285 | 72.95% | 13,140 | 77.64% |
| East Asian[b] | 9,195 | 36.24% | 6,895 | 30.69% | 5,295 | 25.07% | 4,175 | 21.93% | 3,795 | 20.43% | 2,665 | 14.63% | 1,720 | 10.16% |
| Middle Eastern[c] | 1,605 | 6.33% | 1,535 | 6.83% | 1,015 | 4.81% | 955 | 5.02% | 835 | 4.5% | 380 | 2.09% | 205 | 1.21% |
| Southeast Asian[d] | 1,390 | 5.48% | 1,375 | 6.12% | 1,240 | 5.87% | 580 | 3.05% | 530 | 2.85% | 445 | 2.44% | 265 | 1.57% |
| South Asian | 1,240 | 4.89% | 1,185 | 5.27% | 1,065 | 5.04% | 795 | 4.18% | 515 | 2.77% | 610 | 3.35% | 480 | 2.84% |
| African | 725 | 2.86% | 310 | 1.38% | 175 | 0.83% | 220 | 1.16% | 150 | 0.81% | 150 | 0.82% | 200 | 1.18% |
| Latin American | 590 | 2.33% | 325 | 1.45% | 410 | 1.94% | 180 | 0.95% | 230 | 1.24% | 75 | 0.41% | 90 | 0.53% |
| Indigenous | 470 | 1.85% | 540 | 2.4% | 515 | 2.44% | 320 | 1.68% | 255 | 1.37% | 465 | 2.55% | 480 | 2.84% |
| Other/multiracial[e] | 735 | 2.9% | 380 | 1.69% | 330 | 1.56% | 220 | 1.16% | 100 | 0.54% | 135 | 0.74% | 345 | 2.04% |
| Total responses | 25,370 | 98.96% | 22,465 | 98.64% | 21,120 | 97.53% | 19,035 | 99.06% | 18,575 | 98.55% | 18,210 | 98.35% | 16,925 | 98.33% |
| Total population | 25,637 | 100% | 22,775 | 100% | 21,654 | 100% | 19,216 | 100% | 18,848 | 100% | 18,516 | 100% | 17,212 | 100% |
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||||||
Language
| Languages spoken in Burquitlam (2016) Source: [1], [2] |
% | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | English | 48.6% |
| Mandarin | 8.8% | |
| Korean | 8.4% | |
| Cantonese | 5.9% | |
| Persian | 4.0% | |
| Punjabi | 2.5% | |
| Spanish | 2.1% | |
| Russian | 1.9% | |
| Tagalog | 1.9% | |
| Arabic | 1.6% | |
| Italian | 1.4% | |
| Other | 12.9% | |
| Total % | 100% | |
Transportation
On December 2, 2016, the SkyTrain's Millennium Line Evergreen Extension opened. The area is served by Burquitlam station.[26]
Climate
Like the rest of Metro Vancouver, Burquitlam features an oceanic climate. Snowfall is slightly higher than the City of Vancouver due to the inland location and relative high elevation of Burquitlam.
| Climate data for Burquitlam (BURQUITLAM VANCOUVER GOLF COURSE) (Elevation: 122m) 1981−2010 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 286.0 (11.26) |
149.7 (5.89) |
176.3 (6.94) |
137.0 (5.39) |
117.1 (4.61) |
94.7 (3.73) |
61.7 (2.43) |
72.4 (2.85) |
78.3 (3.08) |
206.9 (8.15) |
306.7 (12.07) |
250.3 (9.85) |
1,937 (76.26) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 254.5 (10.02) |
140.9 (5.55) |
171.3 (6.74) |
137.0 (5.39) |
117.1 (4.61) |
94.7 (3.73) |
61.7 (2.43) |
72.4 (2.85) |
78.3 (3.08) |
206.9 (8.15) |
303.6 (11.95) |
234.5 (9.23) |
1,872.7 (73.73) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 31.6 (12.4) |
8.8 (3.5) |
5.1 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
3.2 (1.3) |
15.8 (6.2) |
64.4 (25.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 19.8 | 14.2 | 19.1 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 16.9 | 21.1 | 19.4 | 174.3 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 18.1 | 13.4 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 16.9 | 20.7 | 17.9 | 169.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.06 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 10.16 |
| Source: Environment Canada (normals, 1981−2010)[27] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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