Summerland, British Columbia

Summerland
The Corporation of the District of Summerland[1]
View of Summerland in 2006
View of Summerland in 2006
Coat of arms of Summerland
Nickname: 
Town of Festivals
Summerland is located in British Columbia
Summerland
Summerland
Location of Summerland
Summerland is located in Canada
Summerland
Summerland
Summerland (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°36′02″N 119°40′40″W / 49.60056°N 119.67778°W / 49.60056; -119.67778
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionSouth Okanagan
Regional DistrictOkanagan-Similkameen
Founded1902
Government
 • MayorDoug Holmes
Area
 (2016)[2][3]
 • Total74.08 km2 (28.60 sq mi)
 • Population Centre11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2][3]
 • Total11,615
 • Density156.8/km2 (406/sq mi)
 • Population Centre
8,742
 • Population Centre density748.1/km2 (1,938/sq mi)
Postal code
V0H
Area code(s)250, 778, 236 and 672
Websitewww.summerland.ca Edit this at Wikidata
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921 1,892—    
1931 1,791−5.3%
1941 2,054+14.7%
1951 3,567+73.7%
1956 3,893+9.1%
1961 4,307+10.6%
1966 4,585+6.5%
1971 5,551+21.1%
1976 6,724+21.1%
1981 7,473+11.1%
1986 7,755+3.8%
1991 9,253+19.3%
1996 10,584+14.4%
2001 10,713+1.2%
2006 10,828+1.1%
2011 11,280+4.2%
2016 11,615+3.0%
Sources: Statistics Canada[4]

Summerland is a district municipality on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The district is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south. The largest centre in the region is Kelowna, approximately 50 km (31 mi) to the north (via Highway 97), and Vancouver is approximately 425 km (264 mi) away to the west. The district is famous for "Bottleneck drive", a system of roads connecting various wineries.

  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. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2016pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Summerland [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Historical Municipal Census Data: 1921–2011". BC Stats. Retrieved 25 August 2013.