Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm | |
|---|---|
| City of Salmon Arm | |
Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′8″N 119°16′20″W / 50.70222°N 119.27222°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Shuswap Country |
| Regional District | Columbia-Shuswap |
| Established | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alan Harrison |
| • Governing Body | Salmon Arm City Council |
| • MP | Mel Arnold |
| • MLA | David Williams |
| Area | |
| 155.19 km2 (59.92 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 165.57 km2 (63.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 19,432 | |
| • Density | 125.2/km2 (324/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16,065 |
| • Metro | 19,705 |
| • Metro density | 119.1/km2 (308/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Standard (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight (PDT)) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways | Trans-Canada Highway Highway 1 |
| Website | salmonarm |
50°42′8″N 119°16′20″W / 50.70222°N 119.27222°WSalmon Arm is a city in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District of the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 19,432 (2021). Salmon Arm was voted the best community in British Columbia in 2019. Salmon Arm was incorporated as a municipal district on May 15, 2005. The city of Salmon Arm separated from the district in 1912, but was downgraded to a village in 1958. The city of Salmon Arm once again reunited with the District Municipality in 1970. Salmon Arm once again became a city in 2005, and is now the location of the head offices of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District. It is a tourist town in the summer, connected to all 4 arms of Shuswap Lake, with many beaches, numerous golf courses, camping facilities, and house boat rentals. Salmon Arm is home to the longest wooden freshwater wharf in North America.