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