Salmon Arm

Salmon Arm
City of Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake
Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake
Salmon Arm is located in British Columbia
Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm
Location of Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm is located in Canada
Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°42′8″N 119°16′20″W / 50.70222°N 119.27222°W / 50.70222; -119.27222
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionShuswap Country
Regional DistrictColumbia-Shuswap
Established1905
Government
 • MayorAlan Harrison
 • Governing BodySalmon Arm City Council
 • MPMel Arnold
 • MLAGreg Kyllo
Area
 • City155.28 km2 (59.95 sq mi)
 • Metro
165.57 km2 (63.93 sq mi)
Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • City17,706[1]
 • Density114.0/km2 (295/sq mi)
 • Urban
12,875[3]
 • Metro
17,904[2]
 • Metro density108.1/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific Standard (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight (PDT))
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)250, 778, 236, 672
HighwaysTrans-Canada Highway Highway 1
Websitesalmonarm.ca Edit this at Wikidata

50°42′8″N 119°16′20″W / 50.70222°N 119.27222°W / 50.70222; -119.27222Salmon 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]

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Salmon Arm, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". www.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Salmon Arm [Census agglomeration], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". www.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Salmon Arm [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". www.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Salmon Arm | the Canadian Encyclopedia".
  5. ^ Stewart, John R.; Favrholdt, Ken (15 January 2021). "Salmon Arm". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Salmon Arm BC's website". salmonarmbc.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2017.