Summerland, British Columbia

Summerland
Summerland
District municipality
	The Corporation of the District of Summerland
	View of Summerland in 2006
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: Town of Festivals
	Summerland Location of Summerland Summerland Summerland (Canada)
	Coordinates: 49°36′02″N 119°40′40″W / 49.60056°N 119.67778°W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	South Okanagan
Regional District	Okanagan-Similkameen
Founded	1902
Government
• Mayor	Doug Holmes
Area (2016)
• Total	74.08 km2 (28.60 sq mi)
• Population Centre	11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	10 677
• Density	156.8/km2 (406/sq mi)
• Population Centre	8,742
• Population Centre density	748.1/km2 (1,938/sq mi)
Postal code	V0H
Area code(s)	250, 778, 236 and 672
Website	www.summerland.ca

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,892	—
1931	1,791	−5.3%
1941	2,054	+14.7%
1951	3,567	+73.7%
1956	3,893	+9.1%
1961	4,307	+10.6%
1966	4,585	+6.5%
1971	5,551	+21.1%
1976	6,724	+21.1%
1981	7,473	+11.1%
1986	7,755	+3.8%
1991	9,253	+19.3%
1996	10,584	+14.4%
2001	10,713	+1.2%
2006	10,828	+1.1%
2011	11,280	+4.2%
2016	11,615	+3.0%
Sources: Statistics Canada^[4]

Summerland is a district municipality on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The district is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south. The largest centre in the region is Kelowna, approximately 50 km (31 mi) to the north (via Highway 97), and Vancouver is approximately 425 km (264 mi) away to the west. The district is famous for "Bottleneck drive", a system of roads connecting various wineries.

^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2016pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Summerland [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ "Historical Municipal Census Data: 1921–2011". BC Stats. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

[BCmunis-1] "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[2016pop-2] Cite error: The named reference 2016pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2016popcen-3] "Census Profile, 2016 Census Summerland [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[4] "Historical Municipal Census Data: 1921–2011". BC Stats. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

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