Chetwynd, British Columbia
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 Overview of the parish of Chetwynd |
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| Province : | British Columbia | ||
| Regional District : | Peace River | ||
| Coordinates : | 55 ° 42 ′ N , 121 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 615 m | ||
| Area : | 63.62 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2503 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 39.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | V0C 1J0 | ||
| Foundation : | 1962 (incorporated) | ||
| Website : | www.gochetwynd.com | ||
Chetwynd is located in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The city is located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in the northeast of the province and is part of the Peace River Regional District .
history
The town's forerunner was a small trading post that operated until the 1930s. At that time, settlers came to the Peace River area, and finds of coal and oil made the area even more attractive. At that time this settlement area was still called Little Prairie. The area was opened up with the construction of Highway 97 , which represents large parts of the Alaska Highway , and a railway connection of the Northern Alberta Railways was built. In honor of the local politician Ralph LT Chetwynd, the place was renamed to Chetwynd and due to the increased number of settlers then took place on September 25, 1962, the granting of local self-government ( incorporated as the Village of Chetwynd ) for the community. The settlements around Chetwynd were administratively merged and so the District of Chetwynd was founded in 1983.
Demographics
The last official census , the 2016 Census , showed a population of 2,503 inhabitants for the settlement, after the 2011 census showed a population of 2,635 inhabitants for the municipality. The population decreased by 5.0% compared to the last census in 2011 and thus developed against the provincial average, there with a population increase of 5.6%. In the census period from 2006 to 2011, the number of inhabitants in the municipality only increased by 0.1%, while the provincial average increased by 7.0%.
At the 2016 census, the average age of the residents was 34.9 years, well above the provincial average of 42.3 years. The median age of the residents was determined to be 32.6 years. The median age of all residents in the province in 2016 was 43.0 years. For the 2011 census, a median age of 32.6 years was also determined for the residents of the municipality, and 41.9 years for the residents of the province.
Geography and climate
Chetwynd was created in a former flood area on the northwestern edge of the Rocky Mountains. Surrounded by numerous forests, the prairie landscapes that characterize the neighboring province of Alberta begin in the east of the municipality . The climate in Chetwynd is cool continental, resulting in cold winters and warm summers.
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Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Chetwynd, BC
Source: Environment Canada
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politics
The fortunes of the community determines the local council ( council ) composed of the mayor, Merlin Nichols, and six other aldermen.
The city is represented in the Parliament of British Columbia by Blair Lekstrom of the British Columbia Liberal Party (constituency: Peace River South), Blair Lekstrom also holds the office of Minister of Transport for the province. At the federal level, Bob Zimmer of the Conservative Party of Canada represents the Prince George-Peace River constituency.
time
In Chetwynd, unlike most of the rest of British Columbia, Mountain Standard Time (MST) is used. Another difference is that no daylight saving time has been introduced, i.e. H. in summer the clocks are indistinguishable from the rest of the province.
traffic
The community is crossed by two highways. Highway 97 runs through the entire province in a north-south direction. To the south is the next larger city Prince George , to North Dawson Creek , where Highway 97 continues as the Alaska Highway. The second highway in Chetwynd, Highway 26, has no national significance. However, it opens up the area around Chetwynd and represents the connection to Tumbler Ridge and Hudson's Hope .
The small airport Chetwynd ( IATA airport code : YCQ, ICAO code : CYCQ) is located in the south of the municipality. It only has an asphalt runway 1,366 meters long.
Others
In 1983 the double murder of Andrea Scherpf and Bernd Göricke happened here .
sons and daughters of the town
- Isaiah Ceccarelli (* 1978), jazz and improvisation musician
- Denny Morrison (* 1985), speed skater and Olympic champion
- Dody Wood (born 1972), ice hockey player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chetwynd Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . August 9, 2019, accessed September 4, 2019 .
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Chetwynd, British Columbia. In: GeoBC. Retrieved August 1, 2012 .
- ^ Chetwynd Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed September 4, 2019 .
- ↑ National Climate Data and Information Archive: Chetwynd. Retrieved February 28, 2012 .
- ^ District of Chetwynd: Mayor and Council. Accessed February 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Canadian Airports Charts. (PDF; 76.9 MB) NAV CANADA , accessed on September 4, 2019 (English).