Kyuquot Strathcona Regional District, 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. N of Nicolaye Channel, Rupert Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Kyuquot

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Kyuquot

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

Name Description
Kyuquot Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Kyuquot

References to Kyuquot that document the origin of its place name

"Kyuquot" (Village) adopted 31 March 1924 on 92L/3 as labeled on Reference Map 2C "Vancouver Island, Northerly" (1919). Feature type change 19 January 1956 to Post Office as listed in 1953 Gazetteer. 31 January 1983 on 92L/3 feature type change to Community. May have previously been labeled Kuyuquot, Cayuquet, or Kayuquot (maps/dates not cited).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Named in association with local Indigenous nation and Kyuquot Sound. For name origin information see Kyuquot Sound.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

According to the 1971 census the population of Kyuquot (community) was 80, and in 1976 it was 37.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-01