List of designated places in British Columbia

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A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/figures/figure20-dict-eng.cfm | title=2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=November 20, 2009 | access-date=May 5, 2012}} It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)."{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/geo018-eng.cfm | title=Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=September 2, 2021}} Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities. Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.

In the 2021 Census of Population, British Columbia had 332 designated places,{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/dict/tab/index-eng.cfm?ID=t1_1 | title=Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 – Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2021 Census | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 10, 2022}} an increase from 326 in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/tab/t1_1-eng.cfm | title=Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=August 28, 2021}} Designated place types in British Columbia include 55 Indian reserves, 13 island trusts, 5 Nisga'a villages, 5 retired population centres, and 254 unincorporated places. In 2021, the 332 designated places had a cumulative population of 258,060 and an average population of {{val|{{round|{{#expr:258060/332}}|0}}|fmt=commas}}. British Columbia's largest designated place is Walnut Grove with a population of 28,420.