What is the population of Agassiz, British Columbia?

Agassiz has a population of approximately 6,067 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Agassiz, British Columbia located?

Agassiz is located in British Columbia, Canada, at approximate coordinates 49.2333°, -121.7667°.

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Agassiz

Total population

6,067

Coordinates49.23°, -121.77°

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Overview

Agassiz is a small community located in the Eastern Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, about 97 kilometres east of Vancouver and 24 kilometres north-east of the city of Chilliwack.

History & geography

History

The land on the Fraser that is now called Agassiz was once the location of villages of the First Nation Steaten people that had been wiped out by smallpox starting in 1782. Later, another village of former First Nation slaves settled there called Freedom Village (Halkomelem: Chi'ckim). Agassiz had been a soldier serving with the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers in eastern Canada, where he met and married Mary Caroline Schram. The Agassizs’ journeyed from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia, where they established a homestead in 1858, named "Ferney Combe". Only on arrival of the Canadian Pacific railway in 1885 was the community formally named "Agassiz".

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