Pitt Meadows
City in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Pitt Meadows, British Columbia?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Pitt Meadows is a municipality within Metro Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Incorporated in 1914, it currently has a land area of 86.34 square kilometres (33.34 sq mi) with a population of 19,146 as of 2021.[2] The municipality received its name from the Pitt River and Pitt Lake.[6] Pitt Meadows is one of 21 municipalities including Electoral Area A[7] that comprises the Metro Vancouver Regional District.[2]
Pitt Meadows | |
---|---|
City of Pitt Meadows | |
Motto: "Prosperity Through Endeavour" | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
Incorporated as a district municipality | April 25, 1914[1] |
Incorporated as a city | January 1, 2007[2] |
Named for | Pitt River, Pitt Lake |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council government |
• Mayor | Nicole MacDonald |
• Councillors |
|
Area | |
• Land | 86.34 km2 (33.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 19,146 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 20,399 |
• Density | 221.7/km2 (574/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
Website | pittmeadows |
Indigenous Peoples have resided in Pitt Meadows for approximately 1000 years. James McMillan explored the area in 1874. The Municipality of Maple Ridge, which included the Pitt Meadows area, was incorporated in 1874. In 1892, residents of the Pitt Meadows area petitioned for their removal from the District of Maple Ridge. In 1893, the first dyking district was organized; however, the Fraser River Flood of 1894 flooded many acres of land in Pitt Meadows.
In 1914, Pitt Meadows was a small, agricultural community of less than 250 individuals which supplied Vancouver and New Westminster with produce and dairy products. In 1995, Pitt Meadows became a member municipality of Metro Vancouver.[8] In 2007, the District of Pitt Meadows was incorporated as the City of Pitt Meadows. In 2014, Pitt Meadows' centennial occurred.