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As this large area developed, it subdivided into the three municipal regions that comprise the North Shore today: District of North Vancouver, City of North Van- couver and District of West Van- couver, While the municipalities share the stunning ocean views and mountain slopes that have made the North Shore famous, each has developed its own unique character and identity, Mayor Jack Loucks of the City of North Vancouver says that “compactness” is one of his city’s distinguishing characteristics. The city is by far the smallest of the three North Shore municipalities with a total area of roughly five square miles. Of this, approximately 60 per cent is residential, the remainder being used for commercial and in- dustrial purposes. AS Loucks states, North Van Ci- ty has a ‘“‘higher concentration of industry than the other two North Shore municipalities so it tends to be the urban core of North Van- couver in particular.’” GROWTH BOOM Like all the North Shore municipalities, North Van City ex- perienced a popwation boom dur- ing the 1950s and 1960s, and a slowdown during the '70s and ’80s. The city grew by 11,896 people between 1956 and 1971, but by on- ly 2,784 people in the 15 years be- tween 1971 and 1986, The present estimated popula- tion is 34,631. The majority of this population lives in multi-family housing such as apartments, townhouses and duplexes. Seventy per cent of housing in the city is multi-family. More than half of all residential units are located in or around the Lonsdale Avenue commercial core. North Van City bas the largest amount of rental units of the three municipalities, with almost 65 per cent of the accommodation being rented. The city tends to have a smaller average family size and fewer children under 15 years than the other two municipalities. The oniy single family residen- dal growth in North Van City is occuring in the Tempe Heights subdivision, SMALL TOWN The city has very limited space available, and most other growth in population will occur as a result of redevelopment of existing resi- dential areas with higher density buildings, such as apartments, Mayor Loucks states that because the city is small area-wise, peoole get a chance to know one another better. “You can walk down Lonsdale and meet a dot of people you know.”’ Although the city is compact, Loucks says, there are green spaces and recently part of the waterfront was reclaimed with Waterfront Park. He feels people are pleased to have access to the waterfront. “T think North Van City is great,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s a hustling, bustling community with a small town feel.”’ In contrast to the city, North Van District occupies a much larger geographical area and donates a larger percentage of lard to residential use (over 85 per cent). ‘*While the Port of North Van- couver is the major gateway for two thirds of the boat commodities shipped from Western Canada. the district is still mainly a residential community,’’ states District of North Vancouver Mayor Marilyn Baker. The present estimated popula- tion is 67,750. MORE CHILDREN The district experienced a slight- ly longer population boom period than the other two municipalities. Population grew by 31,609 be- tween 1956 and 1971, aid by 9,889 between 1971 and 1986. The district has proportionally more children under 15 and fewer people over 64 years than the other two municipalities. There is a substantial amount of vacant land available for residen- tial growth. Most is located in the Seymour area, which extends from Lynn Creek to Indian Arm and in- cludes such neighborhoods as Roche Point, McCartney Woods, Indian River and Parkway Village. Other housing development will be on a smailer scale and will occur mainly in Lynn Valley. The type of housing in the district is primarily single family. Only 22 per cent are multi-family units, Mayor Baker says North Van District is characterised by an ‘tawareness of natural wealth’, “ft has a wealth of parks and natural recreatiou areas which are treasured by a majority of our res- idents and the majority of residents of the Lower Mainland,"” she said. NATURAL SETTING The district is the ‘‘champagne region of Canada,"’ Baker con- tinued. ‘The protected atpine areas provide the best water that you'll find anywhere in the world,”’ Mavor of West Vancouver, Der- See Population Page 33