Fort St. John | |
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| City of Fort St. John | |
 Downtown Fort St. John | |
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| Nickname: FSJ | |
| Motto: The Energetic City | |
  Fort St. John Location of Fort St. John  Fort St. John Fort St. John (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 56°15′09″N 120°50′48″W / 56.25250°N 120.84667°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | Peace River |
| Incorporated | 31 Dec 1947 (village) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lilia Hansen |
| • Governing Body | Fort St. John City Council (Byron Stewart, Gord Klassen, Trevor Bolin, Tony Zabinsky, Sarah MacDougall, Jim Lequiere) |
| • MLA | Dan Davies, BC United |
| • MP | Bob Zimmer, Conservative |
| Area | |
| • City | 22.69 km2 (8.76 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 620.80 km2 (239.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
| • City | 22,283 |
| • Density | 820.2/km2 (2,124/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 28,396 |
| • Metro density | 42.5/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | fortstjohn |
Fort St. John is a city located in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The most populous municipality in the Peace River Regional District, the city encompasses a total area of about 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) with 21,465 residents recorded in the 2021 Census. Located at Mile 47 of the Alaska Highway, it is one of the largest cities between Dawson Creek, British Columbia and Delta Junction, Alaska. Established in 1794 as a trading post, Fort St. John is the oldest European-established settlement in present-day British Columbia. The city is served by the Fort St. John Airport. The municipal slogan is Fort St. John: The Energetic City.
- ^ "Fort St. John". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census)". Statistics Canada. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "BC Gov Stats)". BC Gov Stats. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.