Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Esquimalt

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Public parks8

Esquimalt Facts

Area7.7 km²
Population18,950
Male Population9,349 (49.3%)
Female Population9,601 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+52.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+18.4%
Median Age43.6 years (Male: 41.7, Female: 45.5)
Local Time
TimezonePacific Daylight Time
Lat & Lng48.43569, -123.41174
Postal CodesV8YV8ZV9AV9B

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Esquimalt Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population12,43914,71016,00017,91318,95019,79120,762
Population Density1,618.1 / km²1,913.5 / km²2,081.3 / km²2,330.1 / km²2,465 / km²2,574.4 / km²2,700.7 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Esquimalt Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 18.4% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Esquimalt+52.3%+28.8%+18.4%
British Columbia
Canada
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Esquimalt Median Age

Median Age: 43.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Esquimalt43.6 yrs45.5 yrs41.7 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)

Esquimalt Population Density

Population Density: 2,465 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Esquimalt18,9507.7 km²2,465 / 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

Esquimalt Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 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 Esquimalt

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

Esquimalt CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Esquimalt191,377 tn10.1 tn24,894.6 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
Esquimalt CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)191,377 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.1 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)24,894.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (5.8)

* 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
11/19/1811:09 AM4.0782.7 km39,320 m33km NE of Quinault Census Designated Place, Washingtonusgs.gov
9/9/1812:55 PM3.2632.9 km23,090 m22km NNE of Sequim, Washingtonusgs.gov
6/8/185:09 PM3.1945.9 km58,210 m20km SSW of Point Roberts, Washingtonusgs.gov
2/4/186:57 AM3.0930.7 km12,690 m13km NW of Friday Harbor, Washingtonusgs.gov
10/2/175:30 AM3.2572.1 km54,220 m16km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washingtonusgs.gov
6/16/173:55 AM3.6976.9 km56,450 m17km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washingtonusgs.gov
4/20/175:07 AM3.0156.5 km23,260 m7km N of Port Townsend, Washingtonusgs.gov
1/30/1711:03 AM3.0931.8 km14,590 m9km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washingtonusgs.gov
4/5/166:06 PM3.4542.8 km52,160 m13km WNW of Ault Field, Washingtonusgs.gov
12/30/157:39 AM4.7918.7 km52,420 m17km NNE of Victoria, Canadausgs.gov

Esquimalt

The township of Esquimalt /ᵻˈskwaɪmɔːlt/ is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west b..

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