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Langley, British Columbia (township)

Langley
District municipality
The Corporation of the Township of Langley
Township of Langley City Hall
Township of Langley City Hall
Flag of Langley
Flag
Coat of arms of Langley
Coat of arms
Motto: "Nothing Without Effort"
Location of Langley Township in Metro Vancouver
Location of Langley Township in Metro Vancouver
Country  Canada
Province British Columbia
Regional District Metro Vancouver
Incorporated April 26, 1873
Government
 • Mayor Jack Froese
 • Councillors
 • MP John Aldag (LPC)
Mark Warawa (CPC)
 • MLA Mary Polak (LIB)
Rich Coleman (LIB)
Area
 • Land 308.03 km2 (118.93 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 117,285 (Ranked 45th)
 • Density 380.8/km2 (986/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Highways BC 1
BC 1A
BC 10
BC 13
Website Township of Langley

The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, and west of the City of Abbotsford. Langley Township is not to be confused with the City of Langley, which is adjacent to the township but politically is a separate entity. Langley is located in the eastern part of Metro Vancouver.

Throughout the last several millennia, the area that is now Langley Township was inhabited by various Stó:lo nations, including the Katzie and Kwantlen. There is limited recorded history from this time, as much was passed down through oral tradition rather than written documents. The Kwantlen were a major factor in the salmon trade that later operated out of the Fort Langley. Simon Fraser, while traveling through the Sto:lo territory in 1808 recorded the image of a Kwantlen village:

The first Europeans to stay in the area permanently were the traders of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). In 1827, Fort Langley was built on the banks of the Fraser River, in the area now known as Derby Reach. It was one of a string of trading posts built up and down the Pacific Coast to compete with American fur traders for the rich pelts available in the region. Farming as well as cranberry and salmon exports soon replaced fur trading as the fort's primary source of income.

The first fort (1827-1839), built with two bastions, a wooden stockade and several buildings, proved to have been built too close to a fast-moving part of the river, in an area prone to flooding. It was rebuilt in 1839 farther upstream. As the HBC's network of forts in the interior grew, Fort Langley became a hub for farming, smithing and for shipping furs back to Europe. Along with farming, the export of cranberries and salmon would soon become the fort's main source of profit.


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