List of villages in British Columbia

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A village is a type of municipality in British Columbia. It can be created by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development’s recommendation, if the community has 2,500 people or fewer and more than half of residents voting approve the change.

There are 42 villages in British Columbia. In the 2021 Census, they had a total population of 48,511, with an average of 1,155 people per village. The largest village is Cumberland (4,447) and the smallest is Zeballos (126).

The first village to incorporate was Kaslo on August 14, 1893. The most recent was Queen Charlotte on December 5, 2005, which was renamed Daajing Giids on July 13, 2022.

Notes:
- Fort Nelson was a village from April 8, 1971 to October 31, 1987, then became a town and eventually joined with the Northern Rockies Regional District in 2009 to form the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.
- Kinnaird was a village from August 6, 1947 to August 5, 1967, then became a town and merged with the Town of Castlegar in 1974 to form the City of Castlegar.
- Mission City was a village from December 12, 1939 to January 1, 1958, then became a town and joined with the District of Mission in 1969.

As of the 2021 Census, Cumberland and Pemberton have populations over 2,500, meeting the threshold to be towns.