Fort St. John, British Columbia

This article is about the city in Canada. For the historic place also called Fort St. John, see Spanish Fort (New Orleans).
Fort St. John
City
City of Fort St. John
Downtown Fort St. John
Downtown Fort St. John
Flag of Fort St. John
Flag
Official logo of Fort St. John
Logo
Nickname: 
FSJ
Motto: 
The Energetic City
Fort St. John is located in British Columbia
Fort St. John
Fort St. John
Location of Fort St. John
Fort St. John is located in Canada
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 / 56.25250; -120.84667[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional DistrictPeace River
Incorporated31 Dec 1947 (village)
Government
 • MayorLilia Hansen
 • Governing BodyFort St. John City Council (Byron Stewart, Gord Klassen, Trevor Bolin, Tony Zabinsky, Sarah MacDougall, Jim Lequiere)
 • MLADan Davies, BC United
 • MPBob Zimmer, Conservative
Area
[2]
 • City22.69 km2 (8.76 sq mi)
 • Metro
620.80 km2 (239.69 sq mi)
Elevation
690 m (2,260 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • City22,283
 • Density820.2/km2 (2,124/sq mi)
 • Metro
28,396
 • Metro density42.5/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
Forward sortation area
V1J
Area code(s)250, 778, 236, 672
Websitefortstjohn.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ "Fort St. John". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census)". Statistics Canada. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ "BC Gov Stats)". BC Gov Stats. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.