Greater Vernon is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Vernon, British Columbia, which is a city in the Okanagan region of Canada. The metropolitan area includes Vernon itself, in addition to Coldstream, as well as Coldstream's neighborhood of Lavington. The Greater Vernon area is served by School District 22 Vernon, which provides school services for children in the area.[2] Its population was 67,086 at the 2021 census, a 5.7 percent increase from its population during the 2016 census, which was 61,324.[3] 44,519 of those that live in Greater Vernon are based in Vernon.[4]
Greater Vernon | |
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 Downtown Vernon | |
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| Coordinates: 50°16′00″N 119°16′18″W / 50.26667°N 119.27167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Largest city | Vernon |
| Other city | Coldstream |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,041.09 km2 (401.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Density | 64.4/km2 (167/sq mi) |
| • CMA | 67,086 |
| • Rank | 54 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
| Highways | 6, 97, 97A |
| Waterways | Kalamalka Lake Okanagan Lake Swan Lake |
References
edit- ^ The official census area (CA) also includes parts of North Okanagan RDA (North Okanagan B and North Okanagan C) which were not divided from North Okanagan by the OpenStreetMap application.
- ^ "Schools". School District 22 Vernon. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities)1". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Facts & Figures". Vernon. Retrieved December 23, 2012.