people lost a great deal of money and moved on, others, including real estate tycoon and ship captain James A. Clarke, and several lumber mills, decided to remain. On April 7, 1913, Port Moody's Council met for the first time as a city. Governance and politics Federal The City of Port Moody is located entirely in the Federal riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam and is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Member of Parliament Bonita Zarrillo. Provincial The City of Port Moody is located entirely in the Provincial electoral district of Port Moody-Coquitlam and is represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia by Rick Glumac. Municipal Port Moody's City Council consists of Mayor Meghan Lahti, Councillors Samantha Agtarap, Diana Dilworth, Kyla Knowles, Dr. Amy Lubik, Haven Lurbiecki, and Callan Morrison. School Trustees representing Port Moody are Lisa Park and Zoë Royer. Climate Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Port Moody had a population of 33,535 living in 13,109 of its 13,603 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 33,551. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In 2006, 8,015 residential dwellings were owned, while 2,115 were rented. 45% of Port Moody residents were legally married, 6.25% were in common-law relationships, 5.72% were divorced and 24% were single. Thirty percent of residents identified themselves as immigrants, slightly higher than the 27% Canadian average. Ethnicity Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Languages Mother languages as reported by each person: Religion According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Port Moody included: Irreligion (19,160 persons or 57.3%) Christianity (11,570 persons or 34.6%) Islam (1,310 persons or 3.9%) Buddhism (385 persons or 1.2%) Hinduism (300 persons or 0.9%) Judaism (215 persons or 0.6%) Sikhism (80 persons or 0.2%) Indigenous Spirituality (20 persons or 0.1%) Education Port Moody is served by School District 43, which offers two public high schools (Heritage Woods Secondary School and Port Moody Secondary School), two middle school and seven elementary schools. Simon Fraser University is located in nearby Burnaby, while Douglas College maintains a campus in Coquitlam Town Centre. Port Moody's public library is located in the City Hall complex. Geography and the environment Over 41 streams flow through Port Moody to Burrard Inlet. The City of Port Moody Stream Stewardship Program manages urban streams, streamside vegetation