Barnston Island
{{Short description|Island in Canada}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox islands|
population_as_of=2001|
population=155|
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timezone=PST|timezone_DST=PDT|utc_offset=-8|utc_offset_DST=-7|area_code=604, 778, 236, 672|area_code_type=Area codes|postal_code=V4N|postal_code_type=Forward sortation area|pushpin_map=CAN BC Greater Vancouver|pushpin_map_width=220|pushpin_map_caption=Location of Barnston Island in Metro Vancouver}}
Barnston Island is an unincorporated island located in the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area of British Columbia, Canada. Most of it is part of Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A; the remainder is Barnston Island Indian Reserve No. 3, which is outside Electoral Area A limits and under the governance of the Katzie First Nation, headquartered across the river at their main reserve in Pitt Meadows. Although the island is unincorporated and not officially part of any municipality, mailing addresses on the island use Surrey as the city name.
Located in the Fraser River between Surrey and Pitt Meadows, Barnston Island was named in 1827 for Hudson's Bay Company Clerk George Barnston. The island has no direct road access to the rest of the area. It is accessed through the Barnston Island Ferry, a 5-minute ferry passage from Surrey on 104 Avenue across Parson's Channel; the ferry ride is free. Barnston Island's main road travels along the perimeter of the island.
Barnston Island contains mostly farmland and is home to 155 people (2001 census), 46 of whom live on the Barnston Island 3 Indian Reserve, near the southeast part of the island. Statistics Canada defines the island as Vancouver CMA Census Tract 0251.00 of British Columbia.
History
The island was named for George Barnston, a Hudson's Bay Company clerk, who travelled with Chief Factor James McMillan to found Fort Langley in 1827.[http://www.discovervancouver.com/gvb/place_names.asp Place names of the Lower Mainland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505005320/http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/place_names.asp|date=2009-05-05}}
Barnston Island first received electricity in 1938, following the laying of an underwater cable between Port Kells and the south side of the island.{{Cite book |last=Butler |first=A. Rod |url=https://www.amazon.com/Island-Sojourn-Carefree-1930-1940-ebook/dp/B0084VKBBU |title=Island Sojourn - Those Carefree Years on Barnston Island |date=May 20, 2012 |edition=Kindle |language=English |via=Amazon |access-date=May 28, 2024 |archive-date=May 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528045633/https://www.amazon.com/Island-Sojourn-Carefree-1930-1940-ebook/dp/B0084VKBBU |url-status=live }}
In 2004, a group of landowners applied to the provincial Agricultural Land Commission to have approximately 85% of the land outside the Indigenous community removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve. On July 19, 2006 the Commission rejected the application.{{cite web |title=Barnston Island Application |url=http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/application_status/Barnston_Is/35256_main.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823103753/http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/application_status/Barnston_Is/35256_main.htm |archivedate=23 August 2006 |accessdate=2006-08-14 |work=British Columbia Agricultural Land Commission}}{{cite news |date=2006-07-25 |title=Industrial development of Barnston Island rejected |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/industrial-development-of-barnston-island-rejected-1.592209 |accessdate=2006-08-14 |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426174428/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/industrial-development-of-barnston-island-rejected-1.592209 |url-status=live }}
Infrastructure
Barnston Island is home to several local companies, including [http://www.biherbs.ca Barnston Island Herbs], [http://www.paintedriverfarm.ca/ Painted River Farm] and Apollo Cranberries.
There are no schools on Barnston Island. K-12 education for its residents is provided by School District 36 Surrey. Students are zoned to Bothwell Elementary and Fraser Heights Secondary School.
Demographics (Barnston Island Indian Reserve No. 3)
In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Barnston Island 3 had a population of 0 living in 1 of its 1 total dwellings, a -100.0% change from its 2006 population of 49.{{cite web |date=January 30, 2013 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (British Columbia) |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=59 |accessdate=June 15, 2013 |publisher=Statistics Canada |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055003/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=59 |url-status=live }} Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 47 living in 18 of its 18 total dwellings, a -4.3% change from 2006.{{cite web |date=March 21, 2013 |title=Corrections and updates |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/news-nouvelles/corr/cgen004-eng.cfm |accessdate=June 15, 2013 |publisher=Statistics Canada |archive-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210201938/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/news-nouvelles/corr/cgen004-eng.cfm |url-status=live }} With a land area of {{convert|0.58|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|47|0.58|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2011.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2" | Ethnicity | Population | % of total population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3" |Indigenous{{Cite web |title=Aboriginal Peoples - Data table |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-558/pages/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CSD&Code=59&Table=1&Data=Count&Sex=1&Age=1&StartRec=1&Sort=2&Display=Page&CSDFilter=5000 |url-status=dead |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=November 22, 2012 |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115040921/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-558/pages/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CSD&Code=59&Table=1&Data=Count&Sex=1&Age=1&StartRec=1&Sort=2&Display=Page&CSDFilter=5000 }} | First Nations | 35 | {{Percentage | 35 | 50 | 1 }} |
| Métis | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 50 | 1 }} | |
| Inuit | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 50 | 1 }} | |
| colspan="2" | Total Indigenous population | 35 | {{Percentage | 35 | 50 | 1 }} | |
| colspan="2" | White | 15 | {{Percentage | 15 | 50 | 1 }} | |
| colspan="2" | Total population | 50 | 100% |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sockeyed/sets/72157594166130858/ Save Barnston Island] photo set
- [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915809&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Barnston&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=59&B1=All&Custom= Community Profile: Barnston Island 3 Indian Reserve, British Columbia; Statistics Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311020245/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915809&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Barnston&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=59&B1=All&Custom= |date=March 11, 2007 }}
{{Greater Vancouver}}{{Adjacent communities
| Northwest = Port Coquitlam|
| North = Pitt Meadows|
| Northeast = Maple Ridge|
| West = |
| Centre = Barnston Island |
| East = |
| Southwest = Surrey |
| South = |
| Southeast = Langley Township |
}}
Category:Islands of the Fraser River
Category:Unincorporated areas of the Metro Vancouver Regional District
Category:Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia