Fraser Lake Explained

Fraser Lake
Official Name:Village of Fraser Lake[1]
Settlement Type:Village
Motto:"White swan capital of the world!"
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Fraser Lake in British Columbia
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:British Columbia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:BC Interior
Subdivision Type3:Regional district
Subdivision Name3:Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Fraser Lake Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Sarrah Storey
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1966
Area Total Km2:4.07
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:988
Population Density Km2:242.9
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:54.0583°N -124.8469°W
Elevation M:700
Postal Code:V0J 1S0
Area Code:250
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Fraser Lake

Fraser Lake is a village in northern British Columbia, Canada. It's located on the southwest side of Fraser Lake between Burns Lake and Vanderhoof alongside the Yellowhead Highway.

The small community's population is primarily employed by either the forest industry. (Fraser Lake Sawmills, or various logging contractors) The Endako Mines, a large molybdenum mine was a former large employer.

The pioneer roots of the area's history date back to the fur trade, with the establishment in 1806 of a fur-trading post by Simon Fraser, at Fort Fraser near the east end of Fraser Lake. The modern day town was established in 1914, during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and was incorporated as a village in 1966.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fraser Lake had a population of 965 living in 444 of its 543 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 988. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Directions

Fraser Lake is supported by nearby communities:

East (Hwy 16):

West (Hwy 16):

North: East Hwy 16, North Hwy 27):

Climate

Fraser Lake is characterized by a continental climate meaning cold, snowy winters and cool to warm summers.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address. British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. XLS. November 2, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140713004716/http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/library/Name%20Incorp%202011.xls. July 13, 2014.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia . . February 9, 2022 . February 20, 2022.