Popkum

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Popkum

Coordinates49.19°, -121.77°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Popkum, also known as Popkum Village, is an unincorporated community in the Fraser Valley Regional District, in the census metropolitan area of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Its namesake is the indigenous Popkum First Nation and adjacent Indian reserve. The name is derived from the Halq'eméylem word Pópkw'em meaning "puffballs."

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Bridal Falls
  1.3 mi away
• Sq'ewqéyl / Skowkale
  8.7 mi away
• Lake Errock
  11.3 mi away
• Th'ewá:lí / Soowahlie
  11.6 mi away
• Laidlaw
  11.8 mi away
• Cultus Lake
  12.4 mi away
• Spópetes / Ruby Creek
  13.6 mi away
• Sq'ewá:lxw / Skawahlook
  13.8 mi away
• Katz
  16 mi away
• Chowéthel / Chawathil (Katz)
  16.2 mi away
• Arnold
  21.1 mi away
• St'élxweth' / Choate (Stullawheets)
  25 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 40 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 55 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 72 mi
• Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 100 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 121 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 124 mi
• Wildfire PEARL HILL, Douglas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 129 mi
• Wildfire BRADEEN HILL, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 177 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).