Kemano Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. Junction of Horetzky Creek and Kemano River, Range 4 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

Kemano: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Kemano

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Kemano

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Kemano Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Kemano

References to Kemano that document the origin of its place name

Kemano (Post Office) adopted 17 January 1952 on 93E/12 as labeled on Reference Map 121 (title/date not cited). Feature type change 14 January 1983 to Kemano (Community)

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Named in association with Kemano River. For name origin information see Kemano River.

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1971 census data indicated that the population of Kemano (Post Office) was 263. In 1976 the population was 346, according to 1976 census.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01