In researching this community, I came across a few stats, courtesy of our government.
http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen96/ped96new/LMAINPED.pdf
A nice little map show Burquitlam to be quite a large area. It would be a healthy walk.
They have the 2005 election posted at bcstats, but I believe Harry Bloy won again in the recent election, as well.
The 2001 census shows Burquitlam had 1.4% of the Province's population: about 54,000 people. This is a 5.1% increase from the previous census. Burquitlam is 34.56 km2.
The largest demographic are the 20-45 somethings, more women than men and we are slightly above the provincial average with that. There is a large percentage of the area that have single ethnic origins and speak non-English languages at home. Interesting to note that a large number of the population have at least some college education. This translates into income: The average Burquitlam family income in 2000 was slightly above the provincial average.
The average price of a home was $220,000 in that census, but I can tell you we paid more than that. The prices in Burquitlam are below the provincial average.
The top occupation in this area is clerical. (editorial note: It definitely isn't barista because the nearest Starbucks right now is at Lougheed Station)
Burquitlam is a community in Coquitlam, BC, which is a suburb in the metro Vancouver area. Burquitlam is slated to be one of the new stations on the Evergreen Line which will undoubtedly impact the community. Burquitlam is boundaried by North Road on the West, Chapman Ave on the North, Blue Mountain on the East and Hwy 1 on the South. The image is an artist rendering of the proposed station and will be replaced with the real one when that happens.
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