Fort St. John, British Columbia
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| City of Fort St. John | |||
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| Nickname(s): Brimblehorn Flats | |||
 Fort St. John
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| Coordinates: 56°15′9″N 120°50′47″W / 56.25250°N 120.84639°W | |||
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 Canada
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 British Columbia
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| Regional District | Peace River | ||
| Incorporated | 31 Dec 1947 (village) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Lori Ackerman | ||
| • Governing Body | Fort St. John City Council (Trevor Bolin, Bruce Christensen, Dan Davies, Larry Evans, Gord Klassen, Byron Stewart) | ||
| • MLA | Pat Pimm, BC Liberal | ||
| • MP | Bob Zimmer, Conservative | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 22.69 km2 (8.76 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 620.80 km2 (239.69 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • City | >21,000 | ||
| • Density | 820.2/km2 (2,124/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 26,380 | ||
| • Metro density | 42.5/km2 (110/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Mountain Time Zone (UTC−7) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | (uses Pacific Time (PDT) in most areas) (UTC−7) | ||
| Postal code span | V1J | ||
| Area code(s) | 250 / 778 / 236 | ||
| Website | City of Fort St. John website | ||
The City of Fort St. John is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city encompasses a total area of about 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) with 18,609 residents at the 2011 census (More than 21,000 by the end of 2015). Located at Mile 47, it is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally established in 1794, as a trading post, Fort St. John is the oldest European-established settlement in present-day British Columbia. Fort St. John is served by the Fort St. John Airport. The municipal slogan is Fort St. John: The Energetic City.
Over the years the community has been moved a number of times for varying economic reasons. The present location is thought to be its sixth. The original trading post built in the area was named Rocky Mountain House (not to be confused with the modern Alberta town by that name). It was established one year after Sir Alexander Mackenzie explored the area in 1793. One of a series of forts along the Peace River constructed to service the fur trade, it was located southwest of the present site of Fort St. John. The Dunneza and Sikanni First Nations used it as a trading post. It was also used as a supply depot for further expeditions into the territory. The fort closed in 1805. Fort d'Epinette was built in 1806 by the North West Company. It was renamed Fort St. John in 1821 following the purchase of the North West Company by the Hudson's Bay Company. This fort was located about 500 metres downstream from the mouth of the Beatton River, which at that time was known as the Pine River (d'epinette in French). It was shut down in 1823. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1958.
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