Trail, British Columbia

Trail
Trail Creek
City of Trail
Coat of arms of Trail
Motto: 
Explore Your Trail
Trail is located in British Columbia
Trail
Trail
Location of Trail in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°05′40″N 117°42′33″W / 49.09444°N 117.70917°W / 49.09444; -117.70917
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionKootenays
Regional districtKootenay Boundary
Government
 • TypeElected city council
 • MayorColleen Jones[1]
 • Governing bodyTrail City Council
 • MPRichard Cannings (NDP)
 • MLAKatrine Conroy (BC NDP)
Area
 • Total34.93 km2 (13.49 sq mi)
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,709
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)250, 778, 236, 672
Highways3B
22
WaterwaysColumbia River
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Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It was named after the Dewdney Trail, which passed through the area.[3] The town was first called Trail Creek or Trail Creek Landing, and the name was shortened to Trail in 1897.[4]

  1. ^ "Inside City Hall". Trail BC. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada (2016 Census). Trail, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Canada [Country]
  3. ^ Barman, Jean The West Beyond the West, University of Toronto Press, 2007, p. 130.
  4. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.

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