Maple Ridge, British Columbia
| Maple Ridge | |
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| City | |
| City of Maple Ridge | |
| Motto: "Rivers of bounty, Peaks of gold" or "Deep Roots, Greater Heights" | |
 Location of Maple Ridge within the Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia, Canada |
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| Coordinates: 49°13′N 122°36′W / 49.217°N 122.600°WCoordinates: 49°13′N 122°36′W / 49.217°N 122.600°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | Metro Vancouver |
| Incorporation | 1874 (district municipality) |
| September 12, 2014 (city) | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicole Read |
| Area | |
| • Total | 266.78 km2 (103.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 82,256 |
| • Density | 308.3/km2 (798/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Postal code span | V2X, V2W, V3Z, V4R |
| Area code(s) | 604, 778, 236 |
| Website | Maple Ridge |
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Maple Ridge is a city in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver between the Fraser River and the Golden Ears, a group of mountain summits which are the southernmost of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. Maple Ridge's population in 2016 was 82,256. Its downtown core is known as Haney.
Maple Ridge was incorporated as a district municipality on September 12, 1874. It covered an area of 33,000 acres (130 km2) yet was home to only approximately 50 families. Maple Ridge is British Columbia's fifth-oldest municipality (after New Westminster, Victoria, Langley, and Chilliwack). Until the expansion of Metro Vancouver (the GVRD) it was part of the now-defunct Dewdney-Alouette Regional District with the City of Pitt Meadows and District of Mission and other north-side communities east to Chehalis.
On March 26, 2014, Maple Ridge residents voted to change the community's status from district municipality to city. Subsequently, Maple Ridge Council submitted its request for status change to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. The status change became official on September 12, 2014, which coincided with Maple Ridge's 140th anniversary of municipal incorporation.
Maple Ridge is made up of several different historical areas including:
Some of these areas are identified with a cultural group. For instance, Albion and Webster's Corner are represented by the many Finnish families that settled in the area. While Port Hammond is known for its small cottage-like mill houses originally built by the local mill to house its workers. Ruskin is the location of a community hall of the Sons of Norway, although the area was founded by English followers of John Ruskin. Kanaka Creek originally was a community for Kanaka employees of Fort Langley.
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