Grand Forks, British Columbia

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Grand Forks
Location in British Columbia
Grand Forks, British Columbia
Grand Forks
Grand Forks
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : British Columbia
Regional District : Kootenay Boundary
Coordinates : 49 ° 2 ′  N , 118 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 2 ′  N , 118 ° 26 ′  W
Height : 520  m
Area : 10.43 km²
Residents : 3985 (as of 2011)
Population density : 382.1 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 )
Postal code : V0H
Foundation : 1897 (incorporated)
Mayor : Frank Konrad
Website : www.city.grandforks.bc.ca
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Source: Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000. In: Environment and Climate Change Canada . Retrieved September 21, 2012 .

Grand Forks is a place at the confluence of the Granby River with the Kettle River in Boundary Country in British Columbia in Canada . The community is located directly on the border with the United States of America in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary .

Some Duchoborzen live in Grand Forks , who moved here from Saskatchewan from around 1909.

history

The first settlement of Europeans was founded around 1880. The settlers were mainly farmers. Another development started around 1900 when a smelter was founded here, which at times employed up to 400 people. However, it only flourished for a short time, as copper prices fell after the First World War and the smelter closed again.

The granting of local self-government for the municipality took place on April 14, 1897 ( incorporated as City ).

Demographics

The census in 2011 showed a population of 3,985 inhabitants for the small town. The city's population has decreased by 1.3% compared to the 2006 census, while the population in the entire province of British Columbia increased by 7.0%.

economy

In Grand Forks there is not only logging, but also agriculture, especially fruit and vegetable growing. The paper processing industry is also an important employer. The median wage for workers in 2006 was C $ 19,881 compared to C $ 24,867 in the province of British Columbia.

Grand Forks is near a copper mine that closed in 1935.

traffic

The Crowsnest Highway ( Highway 3 ) runs through the city in an east-west direction .

The local airport is about 2 kilometers southeast of the city ( IATA airport code : ZGF, ICAO code : CZGF, Transport Canada Identifier: -). The airfield only has an asphalt runway 1314 meters long.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Origin Notes and History. Grand Forks. In: GeoBC . Retrieved September 21, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Grand Forks Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . September 7, 2012, accessed September 21, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Grand Forks Community Facts. (PDF; 48.03 KB) In: BCStats . Retrieved September 21, 2012 .
  4. ↑ Airport diagram. (PDF; 76.5 MB) In: NAV CANADA . Retrieved April 13, 2018 .