Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington. It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the east, and by Okanogan County, Washington to the south. At the 2011 census the population was 80,742. The district covers a land area of 10,413.44 km2. The administrative offices are in the City of Penticton.

Population history

 * 2021: 90,178 (+8.6%)
 * 2016: 83,022 (+2.8%)
 * 2011: 80,742 (+1.6%)
 * 2006: 79,475  (+3.7%)
 * 2001: 76,635 (+0.9%)
 * 1996: 75,933

Municipalities
RDOS comprises six municipalities and nine rural electoral areas designated Electoral areas A - I. The municipalities of RDOS are Penticton, Summerland, Osoyoos, Oliver, Princeton, and Keremeos.

Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen had a population of $90,178$ living in $40,981$ of its $46,436$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $83,022$. With a land area of 10406.64 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Ethnicity

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

Language
According to the 2011 Census, 84.43% of Okanagan-Similkameen's population have English as mother tongue; German is the mother tongue of 2.99% of the population, followed by Punjabi (2.86%), French (1.90%), Portuguese (1.06%), Dutch (0.80%), Ukrainian (0.42%), Hungarian (0.41%), Spanish (0.41%), and Italian (0.39%).

Electoral areas

 * Okanagan-Similkameen A
 * Rural areas surrounding Osoyoos, including Anarchist Mountain to the east between Rock Creek and Osoyoos.
 * Population: 2,139


 * Okanagan-Similkameen B
 * The valley of the Similkameen River from Cawston downstream to Chopaka, at the US border.
 * Population: 1,151


 * Okanagan-Similkameen C
 * Rural areas surrounding Oliver.
 * Population: 3,986


 * Okanagan-Similkameen D
 * Rural areas and unincorporated communities southeast of Penticton, including Okanagan Falls.
 * Population: 4,016


 * Okanagan-Similkameen E
 * Rural areas and unincorporated settlements to the northeast of Penticton including Naramata.
 * Population: 2,015


 * Okanagan-Similkameen F
 * Rural areas west of Summerland and northwest of Penticton.
 * Population: 2,092


 * Okanagan-Similkameen G
 * Rural areas of the middle Similkameen Valley surrounding Keremeos, including Hedley.
 * Population: 2,298


 * Okanagan-Similkameen H
 * Rural areas and unincorporated communities in the upper Similkameen Valley, including Tulameen and Coalmont.
 * Population: 2,232


 * Okanagan-Similkameen I
 * Rural areas southwest of Penticton, including Kaleden and Apex.
 * Population: 2,207