Smithers

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

Overview

Smithers is a surname of English origin. It derives from the Middle English term "smyther", referring to a metalsmith, and is thus related to the common occupational surname Smith. The name Smither is related.

Geography

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

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Evelyn
  8 mi away
• Perow
  34.8 mi away
• South Hazelton
  36.8 mi away
• Hagwilget
  37.1 mi away
• Fulton River
  40.7 mi away
• Sik-E-Dakh
  41.8 mi away
• Forestdale
  46.4 mi away
• Rose Lake
  52.4 mi away
• Copper River
  55.3 mi away
• Kitsumkalum
  62.2 mi away
• Decker Lake
  63.5 mi away
• Donald Landing
  63.7 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.

Books about Smithers

Shared Histories

Miss Smithers

Susan Juby · 2004

Smithers -Fort St. James, British Columbia

Smithers sheet (west half), Coast District, British Columbia

Smithers sheet (east half), Coast District, British Columbia

The history of the northern interior of British Columbia

Adrien Gabriel Morice · 1904

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology, Smithers-Terrace-Prince Rupert Area, British Columbia

Geological Survey of Canada. · 1984

STUDY OF LAND SETTLEMENT IN THE PRINCE GEORGE-SMITHERS AREA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Economics Branch. Communications Unit.

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Pink Salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Seen 2026-09-22

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

Seen 2026-09-22

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Seen 2026-09-16

Lindley's Aster

Symphyotrichum ciliolatum

Seen 2026-09-16

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-09-14

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2026-09-11

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-09-09

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-09

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Seen 2026-09-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers