Williams Lake | |
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| City of Williams Lake | |
 Williams Lake's welcome sign | |
| Nickname(s): BC's Stampede Capital, Mural Capital of the Cariboo Chilcotin | |
  Williams Lake Location in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 52°07′45″N 122°08′24″W / 52.12917°N 122.14000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Cariboo |
| Regional district | Cariboo |
| Incorporated | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Williams Lake City Council |
| • Mayor | Surinderpal Rathor |
| • Chief Administrative Officer | Gary Muraca |
| Area | |
| • Land | 33.13 km2 (12.79 sq mi) |
| • Census agglomeration | 2,656.73 km2 (1,025.77 sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 586 m (1,923 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 10,947 |
| • Density | 327.0/km2 (847/sq mi) |
| • Census agglomeration | 23,608 |
| • Census agglomeration density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 11,906 |
| • Population centre density | 307.4/km2 (796/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways |  Highway 97 Highway 20 |
| Website | williamslake |
Williams Lake is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo. Williams Lake is one of the largest cites, by population of metropolitan area, in the Cariboo after neighbouring Quesnel.[3] The city is famous for the Williams Lake Stampede, which was once the second largest professional rodeo in Canada, after only the Calgary Stampede.[4]
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Facts & Figures - Williams Lake, BC - Official Website". www.williamslake.ca. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Williams Lake". GoldRushTrail.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2019.