Port McNeill | |
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Town of Port McNeill[1] | |
Coordinates: 50°35′25″N 127°05′05″W / 50.59028°N 127.08472°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Vancouver Island |
Regional district | Mount Waddington |
Founded | 1936 |
Incorporated | 1966 |
Government | |
• Governing body | Port McNeill Town Council |
• Mayor | James Furney |
Area | |
• Total | 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2021 [2]) | |
• Total | 2,356 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Postal code | V0N 2R0 |
Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
Highways | 19 |
Waterways | Johnstone Strait, Queen Charlotte Strait |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | portmcneill |
Port McNeill is a town in the North Island region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada[3] on Vancouver Island's northeast shore, on Queen Charlotte Strait. Originally a base camp for loggers, it became a settlement in 1936. It was named after Captain William Henry McNeill of the Hudson's Bay Company.