Chilliwack

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Chilliwack
Vedder River
Vedder River
Chilliwack Coat of Arms
coat of arms 		Flag of Chilliwack
flag
Motto : Cor Viride Provinciae
(The Green Heart of the Province)
Location in British Columbia
Chilliwack (British Columbia)
Chilliwack
Chilliwack
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : British Columbia
Regional District : Fraser Valley
Coordinates : 49 ° 10 ′  N , 121 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 10 ′  N , 121 ° 57 ′  W
Height : 10  m
Area : 261.65 km²
Residents : 83,788 (as of 2016)
Population density : 320.2 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : V2P-V2Z
Foundation : 1908 (incorporated)
Website : www.gov.chilliwack.bc.ca
Chilliwack City Hall
Chilliwack City Hall
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Chilliwack is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The city is located about 100 kilometers east of Vancouver in the Lower Mainlands in the Fraser Valley Regional District .

geography

Chilliwack is located in the south of the Canadian province of British Columbia, about 100 km east of Vancouver . The northern limit of the city is the Fraser River . In the south lies the Vedder River and the border with the US state Washington .

history

After the first gold was discovered on the Fraser River in 1857, within a year around 30,000 prospectors came to the area that was previously inhabited exclusively by indigenous people. The Chilliwhack community was founded in 1873, making it the third oldest in British Columbia. South of Chilliwhack, the municipality's business center, called Five Corners , was built. The district Centerville was built in 1881 . However, this was renamed six years later and was now called Chilliwhack like the main town. The district was separated from the main town in 1908 and became the City of Chilliwack . Both places were separated from each other for 72 years until the Chilliwack district was founded in 1980. In 1999 they finally reunited and the district was dissolved.

On November 24, 1984, the town hall , built between 1910 and 1912 in the Beaux Arts style , was declared a National Historic Site of Canada .

Demographics

The last official census , the 2016 Census , showed a population of 83,788 inhabitants for the settlement, after the 2011 census for the municipality still showed a population of 77,936 inhabitants. The population increased by 7.5% compared to the last census in 2011 and developed faster than 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 had already decreased by an above-average 12.6%, while the provincial average increased by 7.0%.

At the 2016 census, the average age of the residents was 40.8 years, well above the provincial average of 42.3 years. The median age of the residents was determined to be 41.3 years. The median age of all residents in the province in 2016 was 43.0 years. For the 2011 census, a median age of 39.8 years was determined for the residents of the municipality, and 41.9 years for the residents of the province.

Population development

census Chilliwack British Columbia
Residents Change
in% 		Residents Change
in%
2016 83,788 +7.5 4,648,055 +5.6
2011 77,936 +12.6 4,400,057 +7.0
2006 69,217 +10.6 4,113,487 +5.3
2001 62,927 +4.6 3,907,738 +4.9
1996 60.186 +21.5 3,724,500 +13.5
1991 49,531 3,282,061

climate

Chilliwack has a mild climate with minor extreme conditions. The mild climate is ideal for agriculture and the cultivation of fruit and vegetables as well as grain. The highest temperature measured in Chilliwack was around 37.8 ° C on July 29, 2009. The lowest temperature ever recorded was -21.7 ° C on December 29, 1968. Precipitation falls mainly in the form of rain and some snow only in the mountains. Summers in Chilliwack are mostly sunny and hot. Daylight prevails for a long time, usually up to 10 p.m.

economy

In addition to tourism, the economy in Chilliwack consists of the following sectors:

  • Agriculture
  • food processing industry
  • Manufacturing
  • Services

education

There are a total of 31 public schools in Chilliwack, including one Catholic school. The two largest high schools are the Sardis Secondary School and the Chilliwack Secondary School which accommodate grades 10-12. There are also five secondary schools for grades 7 to 9.

The largest university in the region is the University of the Fraser Valley , where around 15,000 students study across several campuses .

traffic

Chilliwack is on the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1 ). This leads through the city in an east-west direction.

The local airport is located on the south-east outskirts of Chilliwack ( IATA airport code : YCW, ICAO code : CYCW). The airfield only has an asphalt runway 1,215 meters long.

Public transportation is provided through the Chilliwack / Agassiz-Harrison Transit System operated by BC Transit. There are currently twelve routes on offer. Routes 1-5 mainly operate in the city center, while routes 6, 7, 10 and 12 serve the Sardis / Promontory area. Route 8 serves the southern part of Yarrow. Route 9 is a shuttle connection to Cultus Lake and only runs in the summer months.

Sports

The Prospera Center in Chilliwack

The ice hockey club of the Chilliwack Bruins played from 2006 to 2011 in the Western Hockey League . The team's home games took place in the Prospera Center , which had a capacity of 5,700 spectators.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Chilliwack  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chilliwack Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . August 9, 2019, accessed September 4, 2019 .
  2. ^ Chilliwack City Hall National Historic Site of Canada. In: Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English).
  3. ↑ a b Chilliwack Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed September 4, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 2006 Community Profiles. In: Statistics Canada . August 21, 2019, accessed on September 3, 2019 .
  5. ↑ 2001 Community Profiles. In: Statistics Canada . July 2, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 .
  6. ^ Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census. In: Statistics Canada . December 23, 2013, accessed September 3, 2019 .