Official Name: | Erickson |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Erickson in British Columbia |
Pushpin Label: | Erickson |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | East Kootenay |
Subdivision Type3: | Regional district |
Subdivision Name3: | Central Kootenay |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Area 'B' –Director Tanya Wall |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Footnotes: | 10084 |
Timezone: | MST, PST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 49.0914°N -116.4761°W |
Elevation M: | 620 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Postal Code: | V0B 1G0 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | 3 21 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank1 Info: | Goat River |
Erickson is an unincorporated community immediately to the east of Creston, British Columbia.[1] It is home to many cherry and apple orchards and is located on Highway 3, also known as the Crowsnest Highway.
Erickson has one school, Erickson Elementary School, which is in the School District#8 and has grades Kindergarten through Grade 7. Erickson has two wineries, three hotels, one gas station, a micro grocery, and a sawmill. There are also over 10 fruit stands scattered along the two main roads. (Highway 3 & Erickson Rd)
In 1926 the East Creston Irrigation District was established and, for the first time, Erickson had fresh running water from Arrow Creek.