Neighbourhoods.2C demographics and languages East Vancouver
street , houses in east vancouver (with north shore mountains in background)
the city of vancouver identifies 7 communities being entirely in east vancouver area: grandview-woodland, hastings-sunrise, kensington-cedar cottage, killarney, renfrew-collingwood, strathcona , victoria-fraserview. 2001 census identified 220,490 people living in these communities (approximately 40% of city s population).
two communities, mount pleasant , riley park-little mountain, straddle both east vancouver , west side.
two communities part of east vancouver referred separately because of unique place in city s fabric: downtown eastside , chinatown.
in addition east vancouver, city of vancouver made of west end, downtown, downtown eastside, , west side. downtown area further differentiated coal harbour, yaletown, gastown, , other semi-distinct regions.
while overall mother tongue in city of vancouver 49% english , 26% chinese (2001), areas of east vancouver represent more diverse ethnic population (e.g. residents of victoria-fraserview identified mother tongue 27% english , 49% chinese). note other mother tongues (e.g., punjabi) identified fewer 3% each of city s population.
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