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Willow River, British Columbia | |
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Community | |
  Location of Willow River in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 54°04′00″N 122°28′00″W / 54.06667°N 122.46667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Land District | Cariboo |
| Regional District | Fraser-Fort George |
| Geographic Region | Robson Valley |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
Willow River is a community northeast of Prince George, on the northeast bank of the Willow River, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast of the confluence with the Fraser River, in central British Columbia. The name derives from the many willow swamps in the river valley.[1][2] Comprising about 150 residents,[3] it has a general store/post-office, a volunteer fire department, church building and a small community hall. Street map.[4]
- ^ Symons, Renee.; Sedgwick, J. Kent; Morrow, Trelle A..; Bogle, Anne Prescott (1990). Postscript '90, Commemorating 75 Years of Postal History in the Fraser-Fort George Region. Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum. p. 52.
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V. & Helen B (1997). British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press. p. 296. ISBN 9780919203495.
- ^ "2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Current map: Willow River". www.mapquest.com.