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Originally Posted by Vin
Don't forget that compared to Vancouver and New West, Burnaby is a relatively new suburb bedroom/industrial/agricultural community that emerged to rival its much older municipalities on both sides of its borders in recent years. It only became a City in the year 1992, compared to Vancouver's establishment more than a century ago in 1886, and New West even older in 1860. The creation of Metrotown Mall brought in massive developments and many areas are even more advanced than Vancouver's own suburbs (neighbourhoods outside downtown) these days. With that in mind, one should be amazed at the rapid development of this City.
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What total rubbish. Burnaby was incorporated in 1892. The fact that it was a district municipality for one hundred years before being granted civic status in 1992 doesn't make any difference.
One hundred years ago (in the 1921 census) there were 12,883 residents living in Burnaby, and 14,495 in New Westminster (which was the second largest municipality after Vancouver). In the next decade New Westminster added 3,000 people, and Burnaby doubled to give it 25,564 residents, making it the second largest population after Vancouver.
It passed 100,000 residents in 1961, and was finally overtaken by Surrey in 1981. With a 2021 population of over 249,000, it's still the third largest municipality in Metro Vancouver.
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