31-693: Williams Lake is the name of several places: Canada [ edit ] Populated places [ edit ] Williams Lake, British Columbia , a city in Canada Lakes [ edit ] Williams Lake (British Columbia) , namesake of the city Williams Lake (Cumberland) , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Williams Lake (Goffs) , in Goffs, Nova Scotia Williams Lake (Halifax) Williams Lake (Jeddore) , in Jeddore, Nova Scotia Williams Lake (Ontario) , located in
62-552: A century later in 1919 with the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, later BC Rail and now CN Rail . On July 5, 1867, the Roman Catholic Church established St. Joseph's Mission halfway between Williams Lake and 150 Mile House. In 1891, the mission opened an Indian residential school , called St. Joseph's School. The school became one of the most notorious Indian residential schools over
93-566: A lake in Kidder County, North Dakota [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Williams_Lake&oldid=1182263978 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
124-419: Is a hill near its northwestern corner, at 2,064 ft (629 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 1,433 square miles (3,710 km ), of which 1,351 square miles (3,500 km ) is land and 82 square miles (210 km ) (5.7%) is water. Source: Source: As of the census of 2020, there were 2,394 people. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,435 people, 1,059 households, and 722 families in
155-412: Is a local affiliate of Thompson Rivers University that offers programs and opportunities for people who are 50 years of age and older and interested in participating in the programs, courses and special events run by the college. The Williams Lake Airport is located 4.2 nautical miles (7.8 km; 4.8 mi) northeast of the city. It was opened in 1956 by Transport Canada and on January 1, 1997,
186-606: Is also SD 27 OR#1 Wildwood, a StrongStart Outreach Centre. One secondary school, Lake City Secondary School, which was formed by an merger of Columneetza Secondary School and Williams Lake Secondary School in 2013, teaches grade 7 to 12 students. Alternative education provision is met by the Graduation Routes Other Ways (GROW) centre and the Skyline Alternate School program. The GROW Centre offers grades 10–12 for adults. Anne Stevenson Secondary School
217-580: Is both a park and a nature area. It consists of a beach, picnic area, boat launch and several trails through mainly natural environment. Scout Island is actually two islands that are connected to the west end of Williams Lake by a causeway. Located on the island is the Nature House, which provides a view of the marsh next to the island. It is run by the Williams Lake Field Naturalists and provides information, displays and programs dealing with
248-564: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia , in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo . Williams Lake is one of the largest cites, by population of metropolitan area, in the Cariboo after neighbouring Quesnel . The city
279-684: Is famous for the Williams Lake Stampede, which was once the second largest professional rodeo in Canada, after only the Calgary Stampede . Williams Lake is named in honour of Secwepemc chief William, whose counsel prevented the Shuswap from joining the Tsilhqot'in in their uprising against the settler population. The story of Williams Lake (called T'exelc by local First Nations communities of
310-502: Is more than most of the province. It is also located in the rain shadow of the coastal mountains. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Williams Lake was −42.8 °C (−45 °F) on 22 January 1943, and the highest temperature ever recorded was 41.1 °C (106 °F) on 16 & 17 July 1941. Williams Lake – along with Billings, and nearby McLeese Lake – holds the record for the highest maximum temperature ever recorded in
341-884: Is the ethnic origin of people from the Williams Lake census agglomeration , as of the 2006 Canadian census . Note that percentages total more than 100% due to multiple responses e.g. German-East Indian, Norwegian-Irish-Polish. In the thirty-year period between 1986 and 2016, the population of Williams Lake has been largely stable, growing slightly from 10,280 to 10,753. Williams Lake is served by Cariboo-Chilcotin School District 27 . It has five public elementary schools teaching up to grade 6 and three StrongStart BC centres. These are Cataline Elementary (Cataline Strong Start Centre), Chilcotin Road Elementary, Marie Sharpe Elementary (Marie Sharpe StrongStart Centre), Mountview Elementary (Mountview StrongStart Centre), Nesika Elementary. There
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#1732838140893372-400: Is the second-largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, operated by Taseko Mines Limited . It is located just north of Williams Lake and employs many residents. Williams Lake has a humid continental climate with warm summers. Spring is the driest time of year, and summer and winter are the wettest seasons respectively. Williams Lake receives about 2,000 hours of bright sunshine per year, which
403-425: The 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada , Williams Lake had a population of 23,608 living in 4,736 of its 5,066 total private dwellings, a change of 1.8% from its 2016 population of 10,753. With a land area of 33.12 km (12.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 330.5/km in 2021. According to the same census, Williams Lake had a census agglomeration population of 23,608. Below
434-564: The 90 years it operated. A St. Joseph's School reunion in 2013 in Williams Lake led to the creation of Orange Shirt Day , a memorial to the victims of the Canadian Indian residential school system that is observed nationally. A memorial monument to the victims of the school was also erected in 2013, in Boitanio Park. In July 2017, the province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency with more than 200 fires burning, mostly in
465-1329: The Town of Chatsworth, Grey County, Ontario, 23 kilometres south of Owen Sound Other [ edit ] Williams Lake Indian Reserve , British Columbia Williams Lake (Census Agglomeration), British Columbia - A census agglomeration United States [ edit ] Populated Places [ edit ] Williams Lake Resort , community in Lemhi County, Idaho Lakes [ edit ] Williams Lake, Faulkner County, Arkansas Williams Lake, Logan County, Arkansas Williams Lake, Miller County, Arkansas Williams Lake (Colorado) , Pitkin County, Colorado Williams Lake, Lemhi County, Idaho Williams Lake (Indiana) , Noble County, Indiana Williams Lake (Iowa) , Linn County, Iowa Williams Lake (Louisiana) , Caddo Parish, Louisiana Williams Lake (Michigan) Williams Lake (Nebraska) , Grant County, Nebraska Williams Lake (New Mexico) , Taos County, New Mexico Williams Lake (Ohio) , Miami County, Ohio Williams Lake (Oregon) , Clackamas County, Oregon Williams Lake (Tennessee) , Shelby County, Tennessee See also [ edit ] Lake Williams (North Dakota) ,
496-492: The United States, most of which continue on the circuit to the Calgary Stampede , the following weekend. The Stampede festivities also include a parade of floats from local organizations, such as 4-H groups, native bands, community service groups, the stampede royalty and local merchants. There is also a carnival with rides and games located near the stampede grounds. Scout Island, which is 9.69 ha (23.9 acres) in size,
527-446: The central region of the province. Residents from Williams Lake along with other communities in central British Columbia such as Ashcroft and 100 Mile House were given evacuation orders and most of those affected went to either Prince George or Kamloops. On August 15, 2022, the City of Williams Lake officially proclaimed the third week of August as LGBTQ2S Pride Week for the first time in
558-615: The city's history, and raised the incusive pride flag at city hall. The primary industries in Williams Lake are forestry , logging , sawmilling , mining and ranching . Timber has a long history in Williams Lake, dating back to the 1950s when many independent sawmills such as the Jacobson Brothers operated in town. In the 1990s and 2000s, the independent sawmills sold their businesses or merged to become larger operations. Currently, West Fraser Timber and Tolko Industries operate sawmills in Williams Lake. The Gibraltar Mine
589-503: The county on January 4, 1873, with areas partitioned from Buffalo County . The county government was not organized at that time, nor was the area attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. It was named for Jefferson Parrish Kidder , a delegate to the United States Congress from Dakota Territory (1875–1879) and associate justice of the territorial supreme court (1865–1875, 1879–1883). The county government
620-403: The county. The population density was 1.8 inhabitants per square mile (0.69/km ). There were 1,674 housing units at an average density of 1.2 units per square mile (0.46/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 96.3% white, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 1.9% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.9% of
651-525: The goldfields, one from the Douglas Road and the other through the Fraser Canyon . They met at Williams Lake, which made it a good choice for settlers and merchants. By 1861, Commissioner Nind had built a government house and had requested the funds to build a jail. With the centre of local government being at Williams Lake, the miners and businessmen all had to travel there to conduct their business and soon
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#1732838140893682-466: The local environment. The island is leased to Williams Lake by the owners, the Nature Trust of British Columbia. There was a Loran-C station at Williams Lake. Kidder County, North Dakota Kidder County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota . As of the 2020 census , the population was 2,394. Its county seat is Steele . The Dakota Territory legislature created
713-773: The ownership of the airport was transferred to the City of Williams Lake. The airport is served by Pacific Coastal Airlines , and Central Mountain Air with daily flights to Vancouver. There was a small seaplane base at Williams Lake Water Aerodrome but it is no longer in operation. Held annually, on the Canada Day long weekend, the Williams Lake Stampede features Canadian Professional Rodeo Association action including bull riding , barrel racing , Bareback riding , tie-down roping , steer wrestling , team roping and chuckwagon races . The Williams Lake Stampede plays host to many top cowboys and international rodeo competitors from Canada and
744-442: The population. In terms of ancestry, 65.8% were German , 21.8% were Norwegian , 8.2% were Russian , 6.0% were English , and 1.7% were American . Of the 1,059 households, 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.8% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size
775-460: The province during the month of September. This occurred on September 4, 1988. The Williams Lake Airport weather station is at an elevation of 939.7 m (3,083 ft) while the Williams Lake River weather station is at 585.2 m (1,920 ft), a difference of 354.5 m (1,163 ft). Thus the average temperature is significantly warmer in the city proper than the airport. In
806-559: The region) begins as much as 4000 years ago. The story of Williams Lake written by those coming into the region from outside begins in 1860 during the Cariboo Gold Rush when Gold Commissioner Philip Henry Nind and William Pinchbeck , a constable with the British Columbia Provincial Police , arrived from Victoria to organize a local government and maintain law and order. At the time, two pack trails led to
837-493: The roadbuilder Gustavus Blin Wright rerouted the original trail so that it bypassed Williams Lake and went through 150 Mile House instead. The Williams Lake by-pass doomed the city and accusations flew that Gustavus Blin Wright had changed the route for his own personal benefit as he owned a roadhouse at Deep Creek along the new route. Regardless of Wright's motives, Williams Lake was forgotten and wouldn't be reborn until over half
868-418: The town had a post office, a courthouse , a roadhouse and the jail that Nind had requested. Meanwhile, William Pinchbeck had not been idle and had built his own roadhouse, saloon and store. Eventually he would own most of the valley. In 1863, the town was excited by the news of the construction of Cariboo Road , believing it would pass through their already established and important trading centre. However,
899-557: Was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 47.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 34,250 and the median income for a family was $ 47,981. Males had a median income of $ 35,380 versus $ 24,330 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 23,502. About 15.1% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 23.1% of those age 65 or over. Kidder County voters have traditionally voted Republican. In no national election since 1936 has
930-675: Was closed in 2003 due to falling numbers of students. There are three independent schools in Williams Lake: Sacred Heart Catholic School (K-7), Maranatha Christian School (K-12) and Cariboo Adventist Academy (K-12) . Thompson Rivers University has a campus in Williams Lake and offers a wide variety of programs and courses including university transfers, certificate and diploma programs, health and safety certification, trades and technology, and university and career preparation. The Cariboo Chilcotin Elder College
961-403: Was effected on March 22, 1881. The county boundaries were altered on 1879 with territory partitioned to Burleigh , and in 1885 with territory partitioned from Burleigh County. Its boundaries have remained unchanged since 1885. The terrain of Kidder County consists of hills dotted with lakes and ponds, largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and south; its highest point