Grand Forks, British Columbia

Coordinates: 49°02′0″N 118°26′24″W / 49.03333°N 118.44000°W / 49.03333; -118.44000
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City of Grand Forks
City of Grand Forks is located in British Columbia
City of Grand Forks
City of Grand Forks
Where Grand Forks is located in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°02′0″N 118°26′24″W / 49.03333°N 118.44000°W / 49.03333; -118.44000
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionBoundary Country
Regional districtKootenay Boundary
Incorporated1897
Government
 • Governing bodyGrand Forks City Council
 • MayorFrank Konrad
Area
 • City10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City3,985
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,274
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
Postal Code
V0H
Area code250
WebsiteCity of Grand Forks Website

Grand Forks is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Grand Forks is in Boundary Country near the Canada–United States border.

The population of Grand Forks was 3,985 in 2011.[1] The mayor of Grand Forks is Frank Konrad. The city started in the late 19th century when copper mining was popular in both the Boundary and Kootenay regions of British Columbia. It officially became a city on April 15, 1897. In both 1908 and 1911, fires destroyed the downtown core because of the large number of wood frame buildings and stores.[2] Grand Forks has an ice hockey team, the Grand Forks Border Bruins which play in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Grand Forks - Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. "The History of Grand Forks and the 'Sunshine Valley'". Grand Forks. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-06-26.

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