Sayward, British Columbia

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Village of Sayward
Location of Sayward in British Columbia
Village of Sayward
Location of Sayward in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°23′1″N 125°57′37″W / 50.38361, -125.96028
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of British Columbia British Columbia
Region Vancouver Island
Regional district Strathcona
Incorporated 1968
Government
 - Governing body Sayward Village Council
 - Mayor Heather Sprout
Area
 - Total 4.72 km² (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation 30 m (98 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 341
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
Highways 19
Waterways Johnstone Strait

Sayward is a village located on in the Sayward Valley on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is located about 1 mi (1.6 km) inland from Kelsey Bay on a spur from Highway 19. The village is named after William Parsons Sayward, a successful lumber merchant from Victoria who was born in Maine in 1818 and came to Victoria from California in 1858. [1]:153 The 2006 population of the village was 341, declined from 379 in 2001. [2]

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Coordinates: 50°22′34″N, 125°57′27″W

[edit] References

  1. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V. & Akrigg, Helen B. (1969), 1001 British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1973 ed.), Vancouver: Discovery Press 
  2. ^ Statistics Canada, 2006 Census