Port McNeill
Town of Port McNeill | |
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.jpg) Port McNeill and District Museum in Port McNeill | |
  Port McNeill Where Port McNeill is located on Vancouver Island  Port McNeill Port McNeill (British Columbia)  Port McNeill Port McNeill (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′25″N 127°05′05″W / 50.59028°N 127.08472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Vancouver Island |
| Regional district | Mount Waddington |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Incorporated | 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Port McNeill Town Council
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| • Mayor | James Furney |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,356[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Postal code span | V0N 2R0 |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
| Website | Town of Port McNeill website |
Port McNeill is a town in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the South Okangan of British Columbia and is in the Mount Waddington regional district.
The population of Port McNeill was 2,356 as reported by the 2021 Canadian census.[1] The mayor of Port McNeill is James Furney.[2] Port McNeill is known for its important logging and forestry industries.[3] Both the villages of Alert Bay and Sointula use Port McNeill as their only access out of the area through BC Ferries.[4]
The first settlers were members of the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation around 9,000 years ago. European settlers came and settled the area as a base camp for loggers in 1836. It was named for William Henry McNeill of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1966, Port McNeill became the first town to be incorporated under the law of the Canadian Constitution.[5]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "2021 Census Profile for Port McNeill, British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Council". Town of Port McNeill. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ "BC Stats Community Facts - Port McNeill" (PDF). Bcstats.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Schedules: Port McNeill - Alert Bay - Sointula (Vancouver Island-Cormorant Island-Malcolm Island)". BC Ferries. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Port McNeill, Alert Bay and Sointula". Discover Vancouver Island. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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