Summerland, British Columbia
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Summerland is a district municipality on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The district is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south. The largest centre in the region is Kelowna, approximately 50 km (31 mi) to the north (via Highway 97), and Vancouver is approximately 425 km (264 mi) away to the west. The district is famous for "Bottleneck drive", a system of roads connecting various wineries.
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Summerland | |
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The Corporation of the District of Summerland[1] | |
Nickname: Town of Festivals | |
Coordinates: 49°36′02″N 119°40′40″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | South Okanagan |
Regional District | Okanagan-Similkameen |
Founded | 1902 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Doug Holmes |
Area | |
• Total | 74.08 km2 (28.60 sq mi) |
• Population Centre | 11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10 677 |
• Density | 156.8/km2 (406/sq mi) |
• Population Centre | 8,742 |
• Population Centre density | 748.1/km2 (1,938/sq mi) |
Postal code | V0H |
Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236 and 672 |
Website | www |
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More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1921 | 1,892 | — |
1931 | 1,791 | −5.3% |
1941 | 2,054 | +14.7% |
1951 | 3,567 | +73.7% |
1956 | 3,893 | +9.1% |
1961 | 4,307 | +10.6% |
1966 | 4,585 | +6.5% |
1971 | 5,551 | +21.1% |
1976 | 6,724 | +21.1% |
1981 | 7,473 | +11.1% |
1986 | 7,755 | +3.8% |
1991 | 9,253 | +19.3% |
1996 | 10,584 | +14.4% |
2001 | 10,713 | +1.2% |
2006 | 10,828 | +1.1% |
2011 | 11,280 | +4.2% |
2016 | 11,615 | +3.0% |
Sources: Statistics Canada[4] |
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