Highlands | |
Official Name: | District of Highlands[1] |
Settlement Type: | District municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Strait of Juan de Fuca#Vancouver Island#British Columbia#Canada |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | British Columbia |
Subdivision Type2: | Regional district |
Subdivision Name2: | Capital |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Ken Williams |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | 1993 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 38.05 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 2,225 |
Population Density Km2: | 58.5 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | −08:00 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | 1 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank1 Info: | Saanich Inlet |
The District of Highlands (locally known as the Highlands and also known as Highlands) is a district municipality near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As one of the Western Communities, or West Shore municipalities, outside Victoria, Highlands has a population of 2,225 as of 2016. The region stretches along the Saanich Inlet shoreline from north of Goldstream to Mackenzie Bight. Highlands is one of the more undeveloped areas of the Greater Victoria region; it is one of the newest Greater Victoria municipalities created within the Capital Regional District.
Although the area is seen as a target for residential expansion of the Greater Victoria region, it is known mainly for its lakes, hills, and wilderness. It is home to many parks, notably large portions of Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, Mount Work Regional Park, and Lone Tree Hill Regional Park.
The nearest commercial shopping areas are in the adjacent municipality of Langford. Public education is provided by the Sooke School District's elementary, middle, and secondary schools in Langford.
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Highlands had a population of 2,482 living in 906 of its 927 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,225. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Highlands included:[4]