Squamish

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Squamish

Total population

23,819

Elevation5 m

Land area104.88 km²

Coordinates49.70°, -123.16°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway. The population of the Squamish census agglomeration is 24,232. This includes First Nation reserves of the Squamish Nation although they are not governed by the municipality.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

A

Aman Johal

Canadian actor

Daniel Cudmore

Canadian actor and stuntman

Joe Capilano

Squamish leader (1850–1910)

D

Dalton Thrower

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

M

Mike Carney

Canadian alpine skier

M

Muriel Smith

Canadian politician and activist

Sleepy Tom

musical artist

M

Miranda Miller

Canadian cyclist

T

Trinity Likins

Canadian

Mikayla Martin

Canadian skicrosser (1997-2019)

L

Lefty Hendrickson

Canadian football player

C

Cole Smith

Canadian mixed martial artist

Jackson Goldstone

Canadian cyclist

R

Rryla McIntosh

actress

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

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 Squamish

Squamish

Terry Mallenby · 2012

Is Rebecca Aldous or David Burke Responsible?

Terry Mallenby · 2012

Notes on the cosmogony and history of the Squamish Indians of British Columbia

Charles Hill-Tout · 1897

Whistler & Squamish Trail Map

2004

A development plan for Squamish, B.C

University of British Columbia. · 1964

105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia

Stephen Hui · 2018

109 walks in British Columbia's lower mainland

Mary Macaree · 1983

British Columbia Attorney General Shirley Bond Said SUE

Wallice Bellair · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 106 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 125 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 141 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 177 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 182 mi

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

Recently spotted species

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-09-23

Smith's Bolete

Boletus smithii

Seen 2026-09-23

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-23

Western Rattlesnake Plantain

Goodyera oblongifolia

Seen 2026-09-23

Sooty Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Seen 2026-09-23

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Seen 2026-09-22

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber

Seen 2026-09-22

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Seen 2026-09-22

Northern Alligator Lizard

Elgaria coerulea

Seen 2026-09-22

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

Official Identifiers