Chilliwack
Chilliwack | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: The Wack | |
| Motto(s): "Cor Viride Provinciae" (Latin) "The Green Heart of the Province" | |
  Where Chilliwack is in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′27.8″N 121°57′03.3″W / 49.157722°N 121.950917°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Fraser Valley |
| Settled | c. 3,000 BCE |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Amalgamated | 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Popove |
| • Governing body | Chilliwack City Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 261.34 km2 (100.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 93,203 |
| • Density | 356.6/km2 (924/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 113,767 |
| • Metro density | 78.8/km2 (204/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | www |
Chilliwack is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The population of Chilliwack was 93,203 in 2021.[1] The mayor of Chilliwack is Ken Popove.[2]
The Stó:lō people lived in the area between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago. The population grew from 1857 to 1859 when gold was found in the Fraser Canyon. Over 40,000 gold miners had traveled to the goldfields and many of them traveled through the Chilliwack area. Chilliwack was incorporated as a town in 1873 and was the third municipality in British Columbia.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ↑ "Ken Popove - City of Chilliwack".
- ↑ "City of Chilliwack - History of Chilliwack". City of Chilliwack. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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