Prince George, British Columbia

City of Prince George
A view of Prince George from University hill
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Motto:  "Shaping a Northern Destiny"
City of Prince George Location of Prince George in British Columbia
Coordinates: 53°45′47″N 122°44′43″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Fraser–Fort George
Established	1807
Incorporated	March 6, 1915
Government
• Mayor	Simon Yu
• Governing body	Prince George City Council
• MPs	Todd Doherty (CPC) Bob Zimmer (CPC)
• MLAs	Rosalyn Bird (BCC) Kiel Giddens (BCC)
Area
• City	318.26 km^2 (122.88 sq mi)
• Urban [2]	73.9 km^2 (28.5 sq mi)
Elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• City	76,708
• Density	242.2/km^2 (627/sq mi)
• Urban [2]	67,339
• Metro	89,490
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area	V2K – V2N
Area code(s)	250, 778, 236, 672
Website	princegeorge.ca

Prince George is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The population of Prince George was 76,708 in 2021.^[3] The mayor of Prince George is Simon Yu. It is nicknamed the "BC's Northern Capital" because it is the largest city in northern British Columbia. However, it isn't actually in the northern half of British Columbia. It is named after King George V and Prince George, Duke of Kent.^[4]

References

1. "Prince George". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
2. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Prince George [Population centre], British Columbia". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (26 October 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Prince George, City (CY) British Columbia [Census subdivision]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
4. "Our City!". princegeorge.ca. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

Other websites

• Official website