Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sicamous

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Restaurants4020 years
Shopping2719 years
Other accommodation2429 years
Real estate23
Construction of buildings16
Public administration1330 years
Gas station12
General contractors11
Sports and recreation1118 years
Wholesale of construction supplies11
Car repair1129 years
Shopping other11
Education10
Lawyers legal9
Boats9
Public parks8
Passenger boats8
Accountants8

Sicamous Facts

Area16.4 km²
Population2,666
Male Population1,305 (48.9%)
Female Population1,361 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+7.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+2.6%
Median Age51.9 years (Male: 50.8, Female: 53.1)
Area Codes250
Local Time
TimezonePacific Daylight Time
Lat & Lng50.83312, -118.98565
Postal CodesV0E

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Sicamous Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population2,4732,6332,5982,6332,666
Population Density151 / km²160.8 / km²158.7 / km²160.8 / km²162.8 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sicamous Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 1.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sicamous+6.5%+0%+1.3%
British Columbia+72.3%+37.5%+20.7%
Canada+55.8%+30.2%+17.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sicamous Median Age

Median Age: 51.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sicamous51.9 yrs53.1 yrs50.8 yrs
British Columbia42.3 yrs43.1 yrs41.4 yrs
Canada40.6 yrs41.5 yrs39.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sicamous Population Density

Population Density: 163 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sicamous2,66616.4 km²163 / km²
British Columbia4.8 million978,582 km²4.9 / km²
Canada35.5 million9,875,295.4 km²3.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sicamous Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1820 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sicamous

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sicamous CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sicamous37,598 tn14.1 tn2,296.1 tons/km²
British Columbia68,179,723 tn14.33 tn69.7 tons/km²
Canada521,999,336 tn14.7 tn52.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Sicamous CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)37,598 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita14.1 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,296.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
4/9/8910:33 AM3.655.9 km18,000 mBritish Columbia, Canadausgs.gov

Sicamous

Sicamous is a District in British Columbia located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway at the Highway 97A junction, where Mara Lake empties into Shuswap Lake via a short narrows. Sicamous is a resort town and is the eastern gateway to the Apple Coun..

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