Langley (British Columbia)
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.jpg) Langley Town Hall and Library |
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| Location in British Columbia | |||
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| Province : | British Columbia | ||
| Regional District : | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 122 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 15 m | ||
| Area : | 10.22 km² | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
25,801 (as of 2011) 104,177 (as of 2011) |
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| Population density : | 2,524.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 ) | ||
| Postal code : | V1M - V4W | ||
| Mayor : | Peter Fassbender | ||
 Location in the Metro Vancouver area |
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Langley is a city in the greater Vancouver area in the Canadian province of British Columbia . Langley is south of the Fraser River and north of the US border . The city has an area of 10.22 km² and about 25,000 inhabitants (as of 2008). Langley borders Surrey to the west, and the Langley district to the north, east and south .
history
In 1827, the trading post Fort Langley was founded on the lower reaches of the Fraser River by the Hudson's Bay Company . It started out as a fur trading post and after the beaver and sea otter populations were exhausted, it was switched to catching and preserving salmon .
To the south of it, the area around what is now Langley was developed in the second half of the 19th century in connection with the Cariboo gold rush . The first settlers were the brothers William and Adam Innes, after whom the settlement was named "Innes Corner". At the beginning of the 20th century, the area was further developed in particular through the connection to the Canadian Pacific Railway . In 1911 it was named "Langley Prairie" after a post office was built. Other smaller parishes emerged that now form the Langley District . Within the limits of the original settlement, which took on more urban development, the town of Langley was founded on March 15, 1955, with about 2000 inhabitants.
Demographics
The census in 2011 showed a population of 25,081 people in the city. The population only increased by 6.2% compared to the 2006 census, while the population in British Columbia grew by 7.0% at the same time.
politics
Langley has been forming a constituency for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 1966 with its immediate vicinity (94 km², a total of about 54,000 residents, as of 2001) . Since 2004 it has been the center of an electoral district (327 km², about 110,000 residents, as of 2006) for the elections to the Canadian House of Commons .
Culture and sights
There are several museums, parks and other cultural and sports facilities in and around Langley. Well known are the Fort Langley National Historic Site in the historic trading post with around 65,000 visitors annually and the Canadian Museum of Flight .
The Langley Good Times Cruise-In car show has been taking place in Langley annually since 1997 with over 100,000 visitors (2007) and the Arts Alive Festival since 1994 with over 100 artists (2007).
Parts of the American war drama Fatal Command - The Hurt Locker (2008) were filmed in Langley .
sons and daughters of the town
- Matt Amado (* 1983), Canadian-Portuguese ice hockey player
- Dennis Cholowski (* 1998), ice hockey player
- Amanda Crew (born 1986), actress
- Taylor Dakers (born 1986), ice hockey player
- Chris Heid (* 1983), ice hockey player
- Danton Heinen (* 1995), ice hockey player
- Brie King (* 1998), volleyball player
- Shea Theodore (* 1995), ice hockey player
- Svein Tuft (* 1977), racing cyclist
- Jacob Tremblay (* 2006), actor
literature
- Warren Frederick Sommer: From Prairie to City. A History of the City of Langley . City of Langley, Langley BC 1999, ISBN 0-9685551-0-1 .
Web links
- Website of Langley (English)
- Alan Françis Joseph Artibise, Kenneth Favrholdt: Langley ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Canada (2011 Census). Langley City Profile , accessed July 17, 2012