Kitimat

Kitimat is a coastal city in northwestern British Columbia, in the Regional District of Kitimat - Stikine. The Kitimat Valley is part of one of the most urban districts in northwestern British Columbia. The municipal area covers 242.63 km ².

History

The city was founded in the 1950s by the mining company Aluminum Company of Canada built planned in connection with the construction of the Kenney dam on the Nechako and ( Alcan ).

The granting of local autonomy for the church took place on March 31, 1953 ( incorporated as a District Municipality ).

Demography

The census in 2011 showed a population of 8,335 inhabitants of the district municipality. The city's population has thereby decreased compared to the census of 2006 at 7.3%, while the population grew in opposite directions at the same time throughout the Province of British Columbia by 7.0%. Thus, the declining population trend is continuing since 1991. Of the former 11,305 inhabitants, the municipality thus lost more than 25%.

Economy

The average income of employees in Kitimat in 2006 was at C $ 33 931, well above the average for the province of British Columbia, where the average in 2006 only 24 867 C $, respectively.

Traffic

The Highway 37 leads in a north-south direction through the community.

About 13 kilometers north of the village there is the airfield Kitimat Airport ( Transport Canada Identifier: CBW2 ). The airport has only a gravel airstrip of 914 meters in length.