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McBride

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McBride

Founded

1913

Land area4.64 km²
Coordinates53.30°, -120.16°

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City facts

Founded
1913
Area
4.64 km²
Official website
www.mcbride.ca

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Overview

McBride is a village in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. The village is located 210 km (130 mi) southeast of Prince George, British Columbia, and 166 km (103 mi) west of Jasper, Alberta. Incorporated in 1932, McBride is located in the Robson Valley surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and Cariboo Ranges.

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History & geography

History

McBride was founded in 1913 as Mile 90 of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The village was named after the serving premier, Sir Richard McBride. McBride's early industries were rail, shipping, forest harvesting and the agricultural development of the valley. In 1970 access to McBride changed with the opening of Highway 16 (Yellowhead), which enabled vehicles to travel through the valley. Barley, oats, forage crops and pasture are the main agricultural activities supported by dark gray Doré clay loam to clay and gray Rausch clay.

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Geography

Latitude
53.3042
Longitude
-120.1641
Water area
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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,083

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
752
Avg daily Wikipedia views
25
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
5953012
Wikidata
Q2957122

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012