Okanagan Country
The Okanagan Country , also known as the Okanagan Valley in Canada , is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the US state of Washington (where it is known as the Okan o gan Country ). It is defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and Okanagan River . With an estimated 400,000 inhabitants, the Okanagan Country stretches from the Thompson Plateau near Grindrod (British Columbia) in the Okanagan Valley to the Okanagan Highland in Okanogan County near Douglas County (Washington) . The largest city in the Canadian part is Kelowna with a population in the metropolitan area of 194,882 people; The largest city in the US is Omak (Washington) with 4,881 inhabitants (2011). The region took the name from the Okanagan expression ukʷnaqín . The mild climate and the close proximity to lakes, rivers and mountainous regions make the Okanagan Country a popular destination for outdoor activities. The economy of the region is determined by primary industry , namely the agriculture and forestry sector, although the diversification of the economy has begun with the increasing number of retirement towns and recreational tourism. The US-American part is considered more remote than the Canadian part, with around ten percent of the population.
geography
The Shuswap Highland and Thompson Plateau , outside of the unincorporated Grindrod, define the region's northern limit; the terrain here is mountainous to hilly. The southern limit is defined by the counties of Chelan , Douglas and Grant , although parts of the counties are still within the Okanagan Country. The border between Canada and the United States , which provides an official border crossing to Osoyoos from Oroville , divides the subregions of Okanagan and Okanogan . The Okanagan Highland and the Okanagan Basin define the main geographic features as a hilly plateau . The Okanagan River and Lake are the most famous bodies of water in the Okanagan Country; together they have an area of 320 km². According to Statistics Canada and the United States Census Bureau , the "divided region" covers a total area of more than 40,441 km², making it larger than Belgium or Taiwan . The extended region with parts of Chelan, Douglas and Grant make up a much larger area. The largest community in the region is Spallumcheen with 255.77 km², which is larger than Seattle in terms of area . The southernmost parish is Electric City in Grant County. Other geographic features include the Alta Lake State Park , the Columbia River , the Cascade Range , the Kalamalka Lake , the North Gardner Mountain , the Mahoney Lake , the Mara Lake , McIntyre Bluff , the Omak Lake , the Osoyoos Lake , the Similkameen River , the Shuswap River , Skaha Lake , Swan Lake , Tuc-el-nuit Lake , Vaseaux Lake, and Wood Lake .
climate
As is common in southern British Columbia and central Washington, the Okanagan Country has a semi-arid climate (according to the Köppen & Geiger Bsk classification ) with little rainfall, hot summers and mild winters. The northern communities have higher rainfall and lower temperatures. The city of Kelowna is generally regarded as the border between the semi-arid south and the slightly more humid north, which is expressed in the change in the climate classification to the humid continental climate (Dfb) . The vegetation varies from cacti and sage bushes in the southern part to arborvitae and hemlocks in the north. The region was hit by the Northern Cascade Earthquake in 1872, which is considered the worst recorded in Washington State and occurred on December 14, 1872. The epicenter of the quake was located at Omak Lake. The quake had a magnitude of 6.5 to 7.0 and was accompanied by an aftershock .
Communities
| Surname | Type | region | Population (2011) |
percent | Area (2011) | Population density (2011) (inh / km 2 ) |
Incorporated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | City ( City ) | North Okanagan | 4,815 | 1.20% | 5.24 km² | 920.0 | 1913 |
| Barney's Junction | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 146 | 0.04% | 0.30 km² | 1,452.7 | n. v. |
| Barstow | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 59 | 0.01% | 1.55 km² | 272.7 | n. v. |
| Boyds | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 34 | 0.01% | 0.51 km² | 452.4 | n. v. |
| Brewster | City ( City ) | Okanogan County | 2,386 | 0.60% | 3.08 km² | 769.0 | 1910 |
| Bridgeport | City ( City ) | Douglas County | 2,444 | 0.61% | 2.72 km² | 885.8 | 1910 |
| Chelan | City ( City ) | Chelan County | 3,945 | 0.99% | 16.45 km² | 238.8 | 1902 |
| Conconully | City ( Town ) | Okanogan County | 211 | 0.05% | 0.80 km² | 261.5 | 1908 |
| Coldstream | District municipality | North Okanagan | 10,314 | 2.58% | 67.25 km² | 155.6 | 1906 |
| Coulee Dam | City ( Town ) | Okanogan County | 1.107 | 0.28% | 2.02 km² | 588.8 | 1959 |
| Curlew | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 118 | 0.03% | 2.07 km² | 403.0 | n. v. |
| Curlew Lake | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 462 | 0.12% | 14.76 km² | 274.2 | n. v. |
| Disautel | Census-designated place | Okanogan County | 78 | 0.02% | 9.80 km² | 54.0 | n. v. |
| Electric City | City ( City ) | Grant County | 1.004 | 0.25% | 6.06 km² | 219.8 | 1950 |
| Elmer City | City ( Town ) | Okanogan County | 239 | 0.06% | 0.54 km² | 437.6 | 1947 |
| Enderby | City ( City ) | North Okanagan | 2,932 | 0.73% | 4.26 km² | 690.0 | 1905 |
| Grand Coulee | City ( City ) | Grant County | 1,044 | 0.26% | 3.34 km² | 320.6 | 1935 |
| Inchelium | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 409 | 0.10% | 68.80 km² | 6.0 | n. v. |
| Caledas | Census-designated place | Okanagan similkameen | 1,224 | 0.31% | 4.32 km² | 283.6 | n. v. |
| basement, cellar | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 234 | 0.06% | 15.28 km² | 63.7 | n. v. |
| Kelowna | City ( City ) | Central Okanagan | 117,312 | 29.33% | 211.82 km² | 553.8 | 1905 |
| Lake Country | District municipality | Central Okanagan | 11,708 | 2.93% | 122.19 km² | 95.8 | 1995 |
| Loomis | Census-designated place | Okanogan County | 159 | 0.04% | 2.20 km² | 72.0 | n. v. |
| Lumby | Village | North Okanagan | 1,731 | 0.43% | 5.27 km² | 301.6 | 1955 |
| Malott | Census-designated place | Okanogan County | 487 | 0.12% | 1.80 km² | 685.0 | n. v. |
| Methow | Census-designated place | Okanogan County | 68 | 0.02% | 4.70 km² | 260.2 | n. v. |
| Naramata | Census-designated place | Okanagan similkameen | 1,647 | 0.41% | 7.99 km² | 206.2 | n. v. |
| Nespelem | City ( Town ) | Okanogan County | 236 | 0.06% | 0.49 km² | 479.6 | 1935 |
| Nespelem Community | Census-designated place | Okanogan County | 253 | 0.06% | 59.90 km² | 4.2 | n. v. |
| North Omak | Census-designated place | Okanogan County | 688 | 0.17% | 29.00 km² | 23.7 | n. v. |
| Olalla | Census-designated place | Okanagan similkameen | 401 | 0.10% | 0.49 km² | 826.3 | n. v. |
| Oliver | City ( Town ) | Okanagan similkameen | 4,824 | 1.21% | 4.88 km² | 990.0 | 1945 |
| Okanagan Falls | Census-designated place | Okanagan similkameen | 1,971 | 0.49% | 2.00 km² | 840.0 | n. v. |
| Okanogan | City ( City ) | Okanogan County | 2,568 | 0.64% | 5.20 km² | 505.3 | 1907 |
| Omak | City ( City ) | Okanogan County | 4,881 | 1.22% | 9.10 km² | 545.4 | 1911 |
| Orient | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 115 | 0.03% | 1.03 km² | 689.4 | n. v. |
| Oroville | City ( City ) | Okanogan County | 1,698 | 0.42% | 4.35 km² | 396.9 | 1908 |
| Osoyoos | City ( Town ) | Okanagan similkameen | 4,845 | 1.21% | 8.76 km² | 553.1 | 1946 |
| Pateros | City ( City ) | Okanogan County | 673 | 0.17% | 1.27 km² | 525.6 | 1913 |
| Peachland | District municipality | Central Okanagan | 5,200 | 1.30% | 15.75 km² | 330.2 | 1909 |
| Penticton | City ( City ) | Okanagan similkameen | 32,877 | 8.22% | 42.10 km² | 780.9 | 1908 |
| Republic | City ( City ) | Ferry County | 1,093 | 0.27% | 4.12 km² | 260.5 | 1900 |
| Pine Grove | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 145 | 0.04% | 1.29 km² | 697.2 | n. v. |
| Riverside | City ( Town ) | Okanogan County | 282 | 0.07% | 2.56 km² | 111.5 | 1913 |
| Spallumcheen | District municipality | North Okanagan | 5,055 | 1.26% | 255.77 km² | 19.8 | 1892 |
| Summerland | District municipality | Okanagan similkameen | 11,280 | 2.82% | 74.06 km² | 152.3 | 1906 |
| Tonasket | City ( City ) | Okanogan County | 1,038 | 0.26% | 2.07 km² | 498.1 | 1927 |
| Torboy | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 49 | 0.01% | 2.58 km² | 137.0 | n. v. |
| Twin Lakes | Census-designated place | Ferry County | 59 | 0.01% | 10.90 km² | 5.4 | n. v. |
| Twisp | City ( Town ) | Okanogan County | 926 | 0.23% | 3.06 km² | 300.7 | 1909 |
| Vernon | City ( City ) | North Okanagan | 38,150 | 9.54% | 95.76 km² | 398.4 | 1892 |
| West Kelowna | District municipality | Central Okanagan | 30,892 | 7.72% | 123.51 km² | 250.1 | 2007 |
| Winthrop | City ( Town ) | Okanogan County | 397 | 0.10% | 2.43 km² | 161.8 | 1924 |
politics
Population estimates for 2009 and 2011 by BC Stats and the United States Census Bureau indicated more than 400,000 residents in the total area. The US population makes up about ten percent of this. From a federal point of view, the Canadian part belonged to the British Columbia Southern Interior , an electoral district that existed until 2015, while the American part belonged to the 4th congressional electoral district of the USA. The Okanagan Country is part of the regional districts of North Okanagan , Central Okanagan , Okanagan-Similkameen and the counties Ferry and Okanogan , and also parts of counties Grant , Clark and Douglas are expected to the region.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Timothy Walsh, Wendy Gerstel, Patrick Pringle, Stephen Palmer: Earthquakes in Washington . Washington Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ Washington - Earthquake History . United States Geological Survey . November 1st, 2012. Archived from the original on March 27th, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ Dieter Weichert: Omak rock and the 1872 Pacific Northwest earthquake . In: GeoWorldJournal (Ed.): Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America . April 1, 1994. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ The 1872 Magnitude 7.4 Washington State USA earthquake . Natural Resources Canada. March 17th, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2nd, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ = WH Bakun, RA Haugerud, MG Hopper, RS Ludwin: The December 1872 Washington State Earthquake . In: Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (Ed.): Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America . 92, No. 8, 2002, pp. 3239-3258. doi : 10.1785 / 0120010274 .
- ^ British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address . British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ↑ a b American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . 2013. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved on May 14, 2011.
- ↑ Sub-Provincial Population Estimates . BC stats. 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Washington Redistricting Commission. 2012 Final Plan adopted by the Commission and amended by the Legislature on February 7, 2012 [map]. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ↑ Classified Advertisements . In: Omak – Okanogan County Chronicle . Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ About the Region . Okanogan County Tourism Council. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
