Spallumcheen | |
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The Corporation of the Township of Spallumcheen[1] | |
Location of Spallumcheen in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 50°26′N 119°13′W / 50.433°N 119.217°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | North Okanagan |
Incorporated | 1892 |
Area | |
• Total | 255.77 km2 (98.75 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,055 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
Website | www |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1921 | 523 | — |
1931 | 1,629 | +211.5% |
1941 | 1,805 | +10.8% |
1951 | 1,936 | +7.3% |
1956 | 1,937 | +0.1% |
1961 | 2,123 | +9.6% |
1966 | 2,076 | −2.2% |
1971 | 2,302 | +10.9% |
1976 | 3,378 | +46.7% |
1981 | 4,213 | +24.7% |
1986 | 4,310 | +2.3% |
1991 | 4,719 | +9.5% |
1996 | 5,322 | +12.8% |
2001 | 5,134 | −3.5% |
2006 | 4,960 | −3.4% |
2011 | 5,055 | +1.9% |
Sources: Statistics Canada[2] |
Spallumcheen is a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Located in the Okanagan region between Vernon and Enderby, the township had a population of 5,055 and land area of 255.77 square kilometres (98.75 sq mi) in the Canada 2011 Census.[3] The district, whose official name is the Township of Spallumcheen and which is the oldest rural municipality in the British Columbia Interior (incorporated in 1892),[4] consists primarily of agricultural land surrounding the separately incorporated City of Armstrong. Both Spallumcheen and Armstrong are member municipalities of the Regional District of North Okanagan.