Sparwood

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Sparwood

Total population

4,000

Elevation1140 m

Land area191.6 km²

Coordinates49.73°, -114.89°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sparwood is a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the second-largest community on the Elk River.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Daryl Boyle

Canadian ice hockey player

D

Dan Jackart

Canadian rugby union player

G

Gordon Turlick

Canadian ice hockey player

Jace Coyle

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

M

Mike Klemak

Canadian actor

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

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Hosmer
  10.6 mi away
• Elkford
  20.2 mi away
• Elko
  31.8 mi away
• Baynes Lake
  38 mi away
• Grasmere
  42.5 mi away
• Kimberley
  49.1 mi away · pop. 8,115
• Old Town
  50 mi away
• Fairmont Hot Springs
  60.2 mi away
• Curzon Junction
  72.4 mi away
• Wilmer
  76.3 mi away
• Kingsgate
  76.9 mi away
• Arrow Creek
  81.6 mi away

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Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Skillet, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 86 mi
• Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 98 mi
• Wildfire Deer Creek, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 109 mi
• Wildfire Silver, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 111 mi
• Wildfire Dudley, Shoshone, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 159 mi
• Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 177 mi
• Wildfire Camp Creek, Powell, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 179 mi
• Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 183 mi

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

Recently spotted species

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

Seen 2026-09-24

Prickly Wild Rose

Rosa acicularis

Seen 2026-09-22

Large-flowered Tomatillo

Physalis philadelphica

Seen 2026-09-08

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-09-08

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

Seen 2026-09-02

spotted knapweed

Centaurea stoebe

Seen 2026-08-26

Vancouver Bumble Bee

Bombus vancouverensis

Seen 2026-08-14

chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Seen 2026-08-13

Saskatoon

Amelanchier alnifolia

Seen 2026-08-10

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

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