Grand Forks, British Columbia
city in British Columbia, Canada
Grand Forks is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Grand Forks is in Boundary Country near the Canada–United States border.
City of Grand Forks | |
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  City of Grand Forks Where Grand Forks is located in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′0″N 118°26′24″W / 49.03333°N 118.44000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Boundary Country |
| Regional district | Kootenay Boundary |
| Incorporated | 1897 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Grand Forks City Council |
| • Mayor | Frank Konrad |
| Area | |
| • City | 10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 3,985 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,274 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Postal Code | V0H |
| Area code | 250 |
| Website | City of Grand Forks Website |
The population of Grand Forks was 3,985 in 2011.[1] The mayor of Grand Forks is Frank Konrad. The city started in the late 19th century when copper mining was popular in both the Boundary and Kootenay regions of British Columbia. It officially became a city on April 15, 1897. In both 1908 and 1911, fires destroyed the downtown core because of the large number of wood frame buildings and stores.[2] Grand Forks has an ice hockey team, the Grand Forks Border Bruins which play in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.
References
change- ↑ "Grand Forks - Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ↑ "The History of Grand Forks and the 'Sunshine Valley'". Grand Forks. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
Other websites
change- Official website Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
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