Bowen Island

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Bowen Island
Ferry dock at Smug Cove
Ferry dock at Smug Cove
Location in British Columbia
Bowen Island, British Columbia
Bowen Island
Bowen Island
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : British Columbia
Regional District : Metro Vancouver
Coordinates : 49 ° 23 ′  N , 123 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 23 ′  N , 123 ° 20 ′  W
Area : 50.14 km²
Residents : 3680 (as of 2016)
Population density : 73.4 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 )
Postal code : V0N 1G0
V0N 1G1
V0N 1G2
Foundation : 1999 (incorporated)
Website : www.bimbc.ca
Location in the Metro Vancouver area
Location in the Metro Vancouver area

Bowen Island is an independently managed island six kilometers west of Vancouver in Howe Sound in British Columbia . The island is about six kilometers wide and twelve kilometers long and has an area of ​​50.14 km². It is self-governing (Bowen Island Municipality) and belongs to the Metro Vancouver district .

The largest places are Snug Cove (coast) and Artisan Square (center of the island).

Bowen Island is home to Apodaca Provincial Park and the Bowen Island Ecological Reserve .

history

When the Spaniards reached the west coast of Canada and discovered the island in 1791, they named it Isla de Apodaca . 1858-1859 it was renamed by George Henry Richards, the captain of the HMS Plumper, after Rear Admiral James Bowen , the commander of the HMS Queen Charlotte . With the renaming, the naming of the islands in Howe Sound was continued after those involved in the sea battle of the Glorious First of June .

At the time of its discovery by European explorers, the island was a hunting and settlement area for the Squamish .

Bowen was largely uninhabited and insignificant until the 1870s, when former Vancouver residents came and built here. The Bowen Island Municipality administration has existed since 1999 . The island became the second island municipality in British Columbia and is currently the only one that exists.

Demographics

The 2016 census showed a population of 3,680 inhabitants for the island municipality, after the 2011 census still showed a population of 3,402 inhabitants for the municipality. Compared to the last census in 2011, the population increased by an above-average 8.2% and developed contrary to the provincial average, there with a population increase of 5.6%. In the census period from 2006 to 2011, the population in the municipality had increased by a weak 1.2%, while the provincial average increased by 7.0%.

At the 2016 census, the average age of the residents was 44.6 years, well above the provincial average of 42.3 years. The median age of the residents was determined to be 48.7 years. The median age of all residents in the province in 2016 was 43.0 years. For the 2011 census, a median age of 46.6 years was determined for the inhabitants of the municipality and 41.9 years for the inhabitants of the province.

economy

In Bowen Island, the largest areas of employment are in research and development, construction and education. Many employees are also active in the information and culture sector. Since Bowen Island is an island community, employers are often not based in the community, but workers commute to work on the mainland, mainly to Vancouver.

The median income of all Bowen Island workers in 2005 was well above the average of C $ 44,813  , while at the same time the average for the entire province of British Columbia was only C $ 24,867. The percentage difference in income between men (C $ 44,813; provincial average = C $ 31,598) and women (C $ 23,999; provincial average = C $ 19,997) is far more pronounced in Bowen Island, based on the average income of all employees in the province, than in Comparison for the entire province. The comparison with the provincial average is different for men and women. For men, the percentage difference based on the provincial comparison (~ 1.8 times the provincial average) is well above average, while women (~ 0.97 times the provincial average) earn less than the average of all employees in the province. Male employees not only earn more here compared to the provincial average of all employees, but they also earn significantly above average compared to all male employees in the province (~ 1.2 times the average of all men). The income of female employees is slightly below average in a provincial comparison, but in a comparison between all female employees in the province it is above average (~ 1.2 times the average for all women).

traffic

Bowen Island (via Snug Cove) is served several times a day by BC Ferries from the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal . The journey time is around 20 minutes. Vehicles are also transported on these ferries. The last ferry arrives at Bowen Island around 10:00 p.m. If residents missed this last ferry, there is still the possibility of a small water taxi from Government Dock in Horseshoe Bay to Snug Cove. Around 500 employees and 200 schoolchildren commute by ferry to the mainland and back on workdays.

TransLink operates three bus routes on the island .

There is a gas station on the island.

Bowen Island in movies and TV series

Bowen Island has been the location of various films and TV series. Among other things, parts of:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Bowen Island Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . August 9, 2019, accessed September 1, 2019 .
  2. ^ Walbran, John T. British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history. Ottawa, 1909
  3. ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia . Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park, BC October 2009, p. 82 (English).
  4. ^ Bowen Island Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed September 1, 2019 .
  5. ^ Bowen Island Community Facts. (PDF) BCStats , accessed on February 14, 2014 (English).
  6. ↑ Timetable on BC Ferries , accessed on June 20, 2012
  7. ↑ Regional Transit System Maps. TransLink, accessed on September 2, 2019 (English, North Vancouver / West Vancouver route map ).