Vanderhoof, British Columbia

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Vanderhoof
District municipality
District of Vanderhoof [1]
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Vanderhoof
Location of Vanderhoof in British Columbia
Coordinates: 54°00′52″N124°00′32″W / 54.01444°N 124.00889°W / 54.01444; -124.00889
CountryCanada
Province British Columbia
Region Interior Plateau
Regional district Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako
Incorporated1926
Government
[2]
 • MayorKevin Moutray
 • Chief Administrative OfficerGerald Pinchback
Area
 • Total54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total4,439
 • Density81.0/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 250 / 778 / 236
Highways BC-16 (TCH).svg Hwy 16 (TCH) Trans-Canada Highway
BC-27.svg Hwy 27
Waterways Nechako River
Climate Dfb
Website www.vanderhoof.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Vanderhoof is a district municipality near the geographical centre [3] of British Columbia, Canada. Covering 2.92 square kilometers, [4] it has a population of about 4,500 within town limits, and offers services to nearly 10,000 people in nearby rural communities. Its main industries are forestry, agriculture, and related businesses. Tourism is also growing, and mining operations are being developed in the area. It has many elementary schools, and one major secondary school, Nechako Valley Secondary School (NVSS), comprising School District 91 Nechako Lakes. The College of New Caledonia has a regional campus there.

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Via Rail's Jasper–Prince Rupert train serves the Vanderhoof railway station.

History

The municipality is named after Herbert Vanderhoof of Chicago, one of its founders. He was an employee of the Grand Trunk Pacific Development Company, a subsidiary of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. [5] [6] [7] The municipality's population rapidly expanded until World War II, when many of the town's men left to fight overseas. After the war, an increase in lumber prices and the construction of the Kenney Dam lead to increases in population again. Today Vanderhoof is a service centre in the eastern Bulkley-Nechako for surrounding communities, and the second-largest municipality in the regional district. [8]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vanderhoof had a population of 4,346 living in 1,786 of its 1,885 total private dwellings, a change of

Ethnicity

Panethnic groups in the District of Vanderhoof (1981−2021)
Panethnic
group		2021 [10] 2016 [11] 2011 [12] 2006 [13] 2001 [14] 1996 [15] 1991 [16] [17] 1986 [18] [19] [20] : 111 1981 [21] [22]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [lower-alpha 1] 3,5003,6653,7403,5503,9154,0503,5103,0552,300
Indigenous 480460485280230160325290170
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] 1159035750005——
South Asian 705075351309512070110
African 40151565030150——
Latin American 251000100000
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] 152010304515153050
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] 0002000000
Other/Multiracial [lower-alpha 5] 251001000——————
Total responses4,2854,3054,3704,0604,3254,3603,9853,4502,630
Total population4,3464,4344,4804,0644,3904,4014,0233,5052,323
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Vanderhoof included: [10]

Wildlife

Vanderhoof is known for its bird sanctuary along the Nechako River. Many Canada geese, swans, and other migratory birds pass through Vanderhoof during their annual migrations. The Nechako is home to a number of fish species, including salmon and the endangered Nechako white sturgeon. Many hunters come to Vanderhoof in search of bear, moose, deer, cougar and elk.

Schools

Elementary:
Evelyn Dickson
W.L. McLeod
Sinkutview
Mapes

Secondary:
Nechako Valley Secondary School (NVSS
Northside Christian School
Valhalla High

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Virtual School: EBUS Academy

Culture and recreation

Telegraph Trail

A telegraph line, set up in the 1890s for communication with the Klondike Gold Rush gold fields, was abandoned in the 1930s and later converted into a series of walking trails. A 10 km trail connects Hogsback Lake (near Vanderhoof) to Blackwater Road.

Community events

Climate

Vanderhoof has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with mild summers and cold winters.

Climate data for Vanderhoof, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1916–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)13.0
(55.4)		16.7
(62.1)		20.0
(68.0)		28.9
(84.0)		36.0
(96.8)		33.9
(93.0)		35.0
(95.0)		35.5
(95.9)		33.0
(91.4)		28.0
(82.4)		17.5
(63.5)		12.5
(54.5)		36.0
(96.8)
Average high °C (°F)−4.5
(23.9)		−0.1
(31.8)		5.9
(42.6)		12.4
(54.3)		17.8
(64.0)		21.3
(70.3)		23.5
(74.3)		23.3
(73.9)		17.9
(64.2)		10.3
(50.5)		0.9
(33.6)		−4.1
(24.6)		10.4
(50.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)−9.0
(15.8)		−5.5
(22.1)		−0.2
(31.6)		5.6
(42.1)		10.7
(51.3)		14.4
(57.9)		16.3
(61.3)		15.9
(60.6)		11.0
(51.8)		5.0
(41.0)		−2.8
(27.0)		−8.1
(17.4)		4.4
(39.9)
Average low °C (°F)−13.3
(8.1)		−10.9
(12.4)		−6.3
(20.7)		−1.3
(29.7)		3.5
(38.3)		7.4
(45.3)		9.1
(48.4)		8.3
(46.9)		4.1
(39.4)		−0.3
(31.5)		−6.5
(20.3)		−12.1
(10.2)		−1.5
(29.3)
Record low °C (°F)−51.7
(−61.1)		−51.1
(−60.0)		−42.8
(−45.0)		−29.4
(−20.9)		−9.4
(15.1)		−6.7
(19.9)		−3.3
(26.1)		−5.0
(23.0)		−16.7
(1.9)		−28.0
(−18.4)		−42.2
(−44.0)		−50.6
(−59.1)		−51.7
(−61.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)44.4
(1.75)		26.6
(1.05)		24.4
(0.96)		25.4
(1.00)		34.7
(1.37)		57.0
(2.24)		52.4
(2.06)		43.1
(1.70)		44.3
(1.74)		50.8
(2.00)		45.1
(1.78)		41.3
(1.63)		489.2
(19.26)
Average rainfall mm (inches)6.6
(0.26)		5.4
(0.21)		7.1
(0.28)		19.4
(0.76)		34.2
(1.35)		56.8
(2.24)		52.3
(2.06)		43.1
(1.70)		44.0
(1.73)		43.3
(1.70)		16.1
(0.63)		3.8
(0.15)		332.0
(13.07)
Average snowfall cm (inches)37.8
(14.9)		21.3
(8.4)		17.3
(6.8)		6.0
(2.4)		0.5
(0.2)		0.2
(0.1)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.2
(0.1)		7.5
(3.0)		29.0
(11.4)		37.5
(14.8)		157.2
(61.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)14.19.510.09.712.614.113.812.513.016.314.511.8152.1
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)2.92.85.08.012.514.113.812.512.914.76.42.0107.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)12.17.26.02.50.40.00.00.00.22.710.110.351.4
Source: Environment Canada [23] [24] [25] [26]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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