Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows
City of Pitt Meadows
Pitt Meadows City Hall.
Motto: 
"Prosperity Through Endeavour"
Location of Pitt Meadows in Metro Vancouver
Coordinates: 49°13′14″N 122°41′22″W / 49.22056°N 122.68944°W / 49.22056; -122.68944
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtMetro Vancouver
Incorporated as a district municipalityApril 25, 1914
Incorporated as a cityJanuary 1, 2007
Named afterPitt River, Pitt Lake
Government
  TypeMayor-council government
  BodyPitt Meadows City Council
  MayorNicole MacDonald
  City Council
List of Councillors
  • Tracy Elke
  • Alison Evans
  • Mike Hayes
  • Mike Manion
  • Bob Meachen
  • Gwen O’Connell
  MPMarc Dalton (CPC)
  MLALisa Beare (BC NDP)
Area
  Land86.34 km2 (33.34 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
19,146
  Estimate 
(2024)
19,498
  Density221.7/km2 (574/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
Area codes604, 778, 236, 672
Websitewww.pittmeadows.ca

Pitt Meadows is a city within Metro Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Incorporated in 1914, it currently has a land area of 86.34 square kilometres (33.34 sq mi) with an estimate population of 19,498 as of 2024. The city received its name from the Pitt River and Pitt Lake. Pitt Meadows is one of the cities in British Columbia including Electoral Area A that comprises the Metro Vancouver Regional District.

Pitt Meadows Is 110 Years old. Indigenous Peoples have resided in Pitt Meadows for approximately 1000 years. James McMillan explored the area in 1874. The Municipality of Maple Ridge, which included the Pitt Meadows area, was incorporated in 1874. In 1892, residents of the Pitt Meadows area petitioned for their removal from the District of Maple Ridge. In 1893, the first dyking district was organized; however, the Fraser River Flood of 1894 flooded many acres of land in Pitt Meadows.

In 1914, Pitt Meadows was a small, agricultural community of less than 250 individuals which supplied Vancouver and New Westminster with produce and dairy products. In 1995, Pitt Meadows became a member municipality of Metro Vancouver. In 2007, the District of Pitt Meadows was incorporated as the City of Pitt Meadows. In 2014, Pitt Meadows' centennial occurred.