Borrowing in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia

A loan taken out in Lake Cowichan is governed by British Columbia's licensing rules, and the 2021 Census counted 3,325 people in the community.

The British Columbia rules that apply

The body that licenses consumer lending in British Columbia is the regulator named on the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114)'s list of provincial and territorial regulators.

The federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) list British Columbia among the provinces that regulate payday lending, where the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) cap the cost of borrowing at $14 per $100 advanced.

At the small end of the census range, the community still borrows inside the province's licensing system.

The census figures for Lake Cowichan

Population for Lake Cowichan stands at 3,325 in the 2021 Census. The census records a land area of 8.2 square kilometres for Lake Cowichan.

Population divided by land area produces a density of 403.5 people per square kilometre.

Among covered British Columbia places, Lake Cowichan sits at rank 149 by population.

Within British Columbia, Lake Cowichan is place number 149 by population in this census set, at 3,325 residents.

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Each product below has its own page, and the British Columbia position applies to all of them.

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How borrowing works locally

Variable-rate products move with a reference rate, while fixed-rate products set the price for a defined term.

A credit file is compiled by private agencies from information lenders and other creditors report. A revolving product charges interest on the outstanding balance, while an instalment product charges a fixed schedule of payments.

Nothing on the Lake Cowichan page is estimated; the population and land area come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population.

Where a figure for Lake Cowichan could not be verified, the page names the publisher instead of printing a number.

Lake Cowichan appears in the census record with 3,325 residents, and the density of 403.5 people per square kilometre follows from it.

The density figure for Lake Cowichan, 403.5 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

At 3,325 residents in the 2021 Census, Lake Cowichan is listed alongside the other covered places in British Columbia.

Lake Cowichan ranks 149 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in British Columbia.

For Lake Cowichan, the two census fields above are the only local statistics used anywhere on the page.

The Lake Cowichan page follows the same structure as every other place page, with population, land area, density and rank.

Readers comparing Lake Cowichan with another community can use the same four census fields.

Lake Cowichan is one of 460 covered British Columbia places, counted at 3,325 residents with a land area of 8.2 square kilometres.

Lake Cowichan sits at rank 149 within British Columbia in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

The land area recorded for Lake Cowichan is 8.2 square kilometres, and the population is 3,325 residents in the 2021 Census.

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Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population supplies the population and land-area figures, and the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) supply the payday position.

Where a figure could not be verified, the page names the publisher instead of printing a number.