Sparwood

Sparwood
District of Sparwood[1]
Sparwood is located in British Columbia
Sparwood
Sparwood
Location of Sparwood in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°43′56″N 114°53′13″W / 49.73222°N 114.88694°W / 49.73222; -114.88694
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Government
 • MayorDavid Wilks[2]
 • Governing bodySparwood council
 • MPRob Morrison
 • MLATom Shypitka
Area
 • Total191.60 km2 (73.98 sq mi)
Elevation
1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,990
 • Density463.5/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain Standard (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code250 / 778 / 236
Highways Highway 3
Highway 43
Websitesparwood.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Sparwood is a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the second-largest community on the Elk River.

Located approximately 30 kilometres from Fernie, the District Municipality of Sparwood has approximately 4,200 residents. Sparwood is quite large for its population, taking up an area of 191.01 square kilometres and incorporating the local coal mines.

In the late 1800s, there was a railroad stop known as Sparwood, which was so named because of the trees from this area being shipped to the coast for manufacturing spars for ocean vessels.[4]

Sparwood's welcome sign
  1. ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ Office of the Mayor
  3. ^ Sparwood. Mayor and council
  4. ^ "BC Geographical Names".