Fraser Lake is a village in northern
British Columbia
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, Canada. It's located on the southwest side of Fraser Lake
between
Burns Lake and
Vanderhoof alongside the
Yellowhead Highway.
The small community's population is primarily employed by either the forest industry. (Fraser Lake Sawmills, or various logging contractors) The Endako Mines, a large molybdenum mine was a former large employer.
The pioneer roots of the area's history date back to the fur trade, with the establishment in 1806 of a fur-trading post by Simon Fraser, at Fort Fraser near the east end of Fraser Lake. The modern day town was established in 1914, during the construction of the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and was incorporated as a village in 1966.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Fraser Lake had a population of 965 living in 444 of its 543 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 988. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Directions
Fraser Lake is supported by nearby communities:
East (Hwy 16):
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Fort Fraser - 21 km (13 mi)
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Vanderhoof - 59 km (37 mi)
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Prince George - 155 km (96 mi)
West (Hwy 16):
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Burns Lake - 69 km (43 mi)
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Topley - 120 km (75 mi)
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Houston
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- 150 km (93 mi)
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Smithers - 213 km (132 mi)
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Terrace
Terrace may refer to:
Landforms and construction
* Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river
* Terrace, a street suffix
* Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk a ...
- 416 km (258 mi)
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Prince Rupert - 560 km (348 mi)
North: East Hwy 16, North Hwy 27):
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Fort St. James - 105 km (65 mi)
Climate
Fraser Lake is characterized by a continental climate meaning cold, snowy winters and cool to warm summers.
Notable people
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Tianda Flegel - winner of the second season of ''
The Next Star''.
References
External links
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Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
Nechako Country
Populated places in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako
Villages in British Columbia