Popkum, also known as Popkum Village, is a rural

farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peopl ...

and

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based community in the

Fraser Valley Regional District The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. Its headquarters are in the city of Chilliwack. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km² (5,159 sq mi). It was created in 1995 by ...

, just east of

Chilliwack Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdo ...

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, Canada. The community is named after the

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of the Popkum First Nation, which is located on the Fraser River nearby. The name is derived from the

Halq'eméylem Halkomelem (; in the Upriver dialect, in the Island dialect, and in the Downriver dialect) is a language of various First Nations peoples of the British Columbia Coast. It is spoken in what is now British Columbia, ranging from southeastern ...

word ''Pópkw'em'' meaning "

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s."

Demographics

(according to Statistics Canada 2001 census) *Population: 1,032 *Growth Rate (1996-2001): 14.5% *Total Private Dwellings: 401 *Area: 221.58 km². *Density: 4.7 people per km².

Industry

The area includes a variety of tourist attractions including Bridal Veil Falls,

Cheam Lake Wetlands Cheam Lake Wetlands is a regional park located in the Fraser Valley in British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a ...

, Tam's Enchanted farm (Closed), Bridal Falls WaterPark and Popkum Motor Park (British Columbia's only off-road recreational vehicle (ORV) park).

References

Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Populated places in the Fraser Valley Regional District Populated places on the Fraser River Designated places in British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub