Salmon Arm | |
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City of Salmon Arm | |
Coordinates: 50°42′8″N 119°16′20″W / 50.70222°N 119.27222°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Shuswap Country |
Regional District | Columbia-Shuswap |
Established | 1905 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alan Harrison |
• Governing Body | Salmon Arm City Council |
• MP | Mel Arnold |
• MLA | Greg Kyllo |
Area | |
• City | 155.28 km2 (59.95 sq mi) |
• Metro | 165.57 km2 (63.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• City | 17,706[1] |
• Density | 114.0/km2 (295/sq mi) |
• Urban | 12,875[3] |
• Metro | 17,904[2] |
• Metro density | 108.1/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Standard (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight (PDT)) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
Highways | Trans-Canada Highway Highway 1 |
Website | salmonarm |
50°42′8″N 119°16′20″W / 50.70222°N 119.27222°WSalmon Arm is a city in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District of the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 17,706 (2016). Salmon Arm was incorporated as a municipal district on May 15, 2005.[4] The city of Salmon Arm separated from the district in 1912, but was downgraded to a village in 1958.[5] In 1970, the city of Salmon Arm once again reunited with the District Municipality. Salmon Arm once again became a city in 2005, and is now the location of the head offices of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District. It is a tourist town in the summer, with many beaches, camping facilities and house boat rentals. Salmon Arm is home to the longest wooden freshwater wharf in North America.[6]