Powell River is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Powell River is in the northern part of the Sunshine Coast region.
City of Powell River | |
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 An aerial view of Powell River in 2004 | |
  City of Powell River Where Powell River is in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′08″N 124°31′28″W / 49.83556°N 124.52444°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Sunshine Coast |
| Regional District | qathet Regional District |
| Established | 1912 |
| Incorporated | 1955 |
| Reincorporated as a City | 2005 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ron Woznow |
| • City Council | List of Councillors |
| Area | |
| • City | 28.91 km2 (11.16 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 799.80 km2 (308.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • City | 13,943 |
| • Density | 482.4/km2 (1,249/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 17,825 |
| • Metro density | 22.3/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| 21,496 (district) | |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | powellriver |
The population of Powell River was 13,943 in 2021.[3] The mayor of Powell River is Ron Woznow. The historic townsite was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995.[4] Powell River has an ice hockey team, the Powell River Kings which play in the British Columbia Hockey League. Powell River was named a "Cultural Capital of Canada" in 2004 because of the its strong arts and cultural programs.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Powell River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Powell River electors return George Doubt to city council". The Peak.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Powell River, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia; Powell River [Census agglomeration], British Columbia; Powell River [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Powell River Townsite Historic District National Historic Site of Canada". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Powell River Association for Community Living: Cultural Capital". pracl.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
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