Sayward
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| Location in British Columbia | |||
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| Province : | British Columbia | ||
| Regional District : | Strathcona Regional District | ||
| Coordinates : | 50 ° 23 ′ N , 125 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 4.51 km² | ||
| Residents : | 317 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 70.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 ) | ||
| Postal code : | V0P 1R0 | ||
| Foundation : | 1968 ( Incorporated ) | ||
| Mayor : | John Macdonald | ||
Sayward is a small community on the northern area of Vancouver Island , in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The parish is located approximately 73 kilometers northwest of Campbell River and approximately 141 kilometers southeast of Port McNeill and belongs to the Strathcona Regional District . Sayward is on Kelsey Bay on Johnstone Strait across from Hardwicke Island . The Salmon River flows into the bay in the village.
history
Originally the country was settled by the First Nations , so the history goes back further than the historiography dominated by European immigrants. Various groups of the Kwakwaka'wakw lived and still live in the area around today's Sayward .
The “European” part of history in this region begins with the arrival of Spanish and British explorers in the late 1770s.
Except for the fur trade, this part of Vancouver Island remained largely untouched by European settlers for the next 100 years. This only changed in the late 1880s when the timber industry began to spread here as well.
When the first settlers came here and founded the Port Kusam settlement in 1890, there was also a small First Nations settlement on the Salmon River. However, by 1917 this settlement had been abandoned. On March 1, 1899, a post office opened here, which was operated under the name Port Kusam Post Office until it was renamed in 1911. In the same year the name of the parish was changed to Sayward. The name change honored the successful logger and trader William Parsons Sayward, although he was never in or around the community and had no other relationship.
Demographics
The census in 2011 showed a population of 317 inhabitants for the settlement. The city's population has decreased by 7.0% compared to the 2006 census and is thus in the opposite trend to the average for the entire province of British Columbia, where the population also increased by 7.0%. With an average age of 53.6 years, the population here is also much older than in the rest of the province, with 41.9 years.
education
Sayward is part of School District # 72 - Campbell River . In the small community there is only one school, the combined Sayward Elementary / Junior Secondary .
politics
The local self-government for the settlement was only granted on June 27, 1968 ( incorporated as a Village Municipality ).
Mayor of the parish is John Macdonald. Together with four other citizens, he forms the council of the municipality for three years.
economy
The most important branches of industry in Sayward are forestry and fishing / sport fishing with the surrounding industries.
The average income of Sayward workers in 2005 was a well below average C $ 16,715, while at the same time the average for the entire province of British Columbia was C $ 24,867. The income gap between men (C $ 19,916) and women (C $ 13,606) is below average in Sayward.
traffic
Sayward is located on an approximately 10 kilometer long cul-de-sac and has a connection to Highway 19 (Vancouver Inland Island Highway) . The community has just as little railway connection as an airport.
When Highway 19 was expanded north towards Port Hardy in 1978 , the small community port was temporarily the end point of the BC Ferries ferry service through the Inside Passage .
Web links
- Community website
- Sayward on the tourism site of BritishColumbia.com (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Sayward Community Profile. Census 2011. Statistics Canada , February 1, 2013, accessed February 15, 2013 .
- ↑ SD72 Schools. School District # 72 - Campbell River, accessed February 15, 2013 .
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Sayward. GeoBC , accessed February 15, 2013 .
- ^ BC Local Governments - Sayward. civicinfo.bc.ca, accessed on May 12, 2019 .
- ^ Sayward Community Facts. BCStats , accessed February 15, 2013 .