Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows
City
City of Pitt Meadows
Pitt Meadows City Hall.
Pitt Meadows City Hall.
Flag of Pitt Meadows
Flag
Motto: 
"Prosperity Through Endeavour"
Location of Pitt Meadows in Metro Vancouver
Location of Pitt Meadows in Metro Vancouver
Coordinates: 49°14′N 122°41′W / 49.233°N 122.683°W / 49.233; -122.683
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtMetro Vancouver
Incorporated as a district municipalityApril 25, 1914[1]
Incorporated as a cityJanuary 1, 2007[2]
Named forPitt River, Pitt Lake
Government
[3]
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorNicole MacDonald
 • Councillors
  • Tracy Elke
  • Alison Evans
  • Mike Hayes
  • Mike Manion
  • Robert Meachen
  • Gwen O’Connell
Area
[4]
 • Land86.34 km2 (33.34 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
19,146
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
21,071
 • Density221.7/km2 (574/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
V3Y
Area codes604, 778, 236, 672
Websitewww.pittmeadows.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Pitt Meadows is a municipality within Metro Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Incorporated in 1914, it currently has a land area of 86.34 square kilometres (33.34 sq mi) with a population of 19,146 as of 2021.[2] The municipality received its name from the Pitt River and Pitt Lake.[6] Pitt Meadows is one of 21 municipalities including Electoral Area A[7] that comprises the Metro Vancouver Regional District.[2]

Indigenous Peoples have resided in Pitt Meadows for approximately 1000 years. James McMillan explored the area in 1874. The Municipality of Maple Ridge, which included the Pitt Meadows area, was incorporated in 1874. In 1892, residents of the Pitt Meadows area petitioned for their removal from the District of Maple Ridge. In 1893, the first dyking district was organized; however, the Fraser River Flood of 1894 flooded many acres of land in Pitt Meadows.

In 1914, Pitt Meadows was a small, agricultural community of less than 250 individuals which supplied Vancouver and New Westminster with produce and dairy products. In 1995, Pitt Meadows became a member municipality of Metro Vancouver.[8] In 2007, the District of Pitt Meadows was incorporated as the City of Pitt Meadows. In 2014, Pitt Meadows' centennial occurred.

  1. ^ "An Act respecting The Corporation of the District of Pitt Meadows". Government of British Columbia. April 23, 1914. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "City of Pitt Meadows Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Council was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge – Proposed Boundaries – Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts". www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  8. ^ "Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2014-10-20.