Spallumcheen
Spallumcheen | |
|---|---|
| The Corporation of the Township of Spallumcheen | |
Location of Spallumcheen in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′N 119°13′W / 50.433°N 119.217°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | North Okanagan |
| Incorporated | 1892 |
| Area | |
• Total | 255.77 km2 (98.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,055 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 523 | — |
| 1931 | 1,629 | +211.5% |
| 1941 | 1,805 | +10.8% |
| 1951 | 1,936 | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 1,937 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 2,123 | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 2,076 | −2.2% |
| 1971 | 2,302 | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 3,378 | +46.7% |
| 1981 | 4,213 | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 4,310 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4,719 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 5,322 | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 5,134 | −3.5% |
| 2006 | 4,960 | −3.4% |
| 2011 | 5,055 | +1.9% |
| Sources: Statistics Canada | ||
Spallumcheen is a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Located in the Okanagan region between Vernon and Enderby, the township had a population of 5,055 and land area of 255.77 square kilometres (98.75 sq mi) in the Canada 2011 Census. The district, whose official name is the Township of Spallumcheen and which is the oldest rural municipality in the British Columbia Interior (incorporated in 1892), consists primarily of agricultural land surrounding the separately incorporated City of Armstrong. Both Spallumcheen and Armstrong are member municipalities of the Regional District of North Okanagan.