Langley, British Columbia (city)
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| City of Langley | |||
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Langley City Hall
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| Motto: "Strength of Purpose, Spirit of Community" | |||
 Location of Langley in British Columbia |
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| Coordinates: 49°06′14″N 122°39′24″W / 49.10389°N 122.65667°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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 British Columbia
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| Region | Lower Mainland | ||
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Incorporated | March 15, 1955 | ||
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| • Governing body | Langley City Council | ||
| • Mayor | Ted Schaffer | ||
| • Councillors | Paul Albrecht Jack Arnold Dave Hall Gayle Martin Rudy Storteboom Val van den Broek |
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| • MP | John Aldag (Lib.) | ||
| • MLA | Mary Polak (Lib.) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 25,081 | ||
| • Density | 2,454.6/km2 (6,357/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
| Postal code | V1M – V4W | ||
| Area code(s) | 604 | ||
| Highways |
 BC 1A BC 10
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| Website | City of Langley | ||
The City of Langley is a municipality in the Greater Vancouver Regional District, a.k.a. Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.
Early European settlement in the area was known as "Innes Corners" (after homesteader Adam Innes); in 1911, the area became known as "Langley Prairie", part of the Township of Langley a.k.a. Langley Township since 1873. Owing to its more urban development and related needs (such as street lights), the City of Langley decided to separate and incorporate as a separate municipality on March 15, 1955.
Langley City follows the same block system as its neighbouring Township of Langley as well as other Districts in the Fraser Valley, where Streets run North-South, and Avenues run East-West.
Many natural and artificial barriers prevent Langley City from following a complete tidy grid:
This has affected development in a number of ways, for example the Langley Bypass turns 45 degrees in the North-West, tracing the boundary outline since it was constructed by the City and could not go over the boundary into the Langley Township. Many streets come to an abrupt halt when reaching the river and continue on the other side without a connecting bridge. Roads such as Douglas Crescent, Logan Avenue, and Eastleigh Crescent parallel the 45 degree angles of Fraser Highway and Glover Road, almost proposing an alternative grid at an angle which conflicts with the grid in place. Even Grade Crescent, which is much further south than these roads, follows this same angle, demonstrating the impact Fraser Highway had on the development of Langley.
Langley City's Downtown was developed around Old Yale Road, which later on became Fraser Highway. Until 1964, Fraser Highway was part of the Trans-Canada Highway network - this major route attracted many businesses to the area.
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