Port McNeill

Port McNeill
Town of Port McNeill[1]
Port McNeill is located in Vancouver Island
Port McNeill
Port McNeill
Location of Port McNeill in British Columbia
Port McNeill is located in British Columbia
Port McNeill
Port McNeill
Port McNeill (British Columbia)
Coordinates: 50°35′25″N 127°05′05″W / 50.59028°N 127.08472°W / 50.59028; -127.08472
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionVancouver Island
Regional districtMount Waddington
Founded1936
Incorporated1966
Government
 • Governing bodyPort McNeill Town Council
 • MayorJames Furney
Area
 • Total13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021 [2])
 • Total2,356
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Postal code
V0N 2R0
Area code(s)250, 778
Highways19
WaterwaysJohnstone Strait, Queen Charlotte Strait
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.town.portmcneill.bc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Port McNeill is a town in the North Island region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada[3] on Vancouver Island's northeast shore, on Queen Charlotte Strait. Originally a base camp for loggers, it became a settlement in 1936. It was named after Captain William Henry McNeill of the Hudson's Bay Company.

  1. ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Port McNeill [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]".
  3. ^ "Port McNeill". BC Geographical Names.

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