Sparwood
Sparwood | |
|---|---|
| District of Sparwood | |
Sparwood Location of Sparwood in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°43′56″N 114°53′13″W / 49.73222°N 114.88694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Wilks |
| • Governing body | Sparwood council |
| • MP | Rob Morrison |
| • MLA | Tom Shypitka |
| Area | |
• Total | 191.60 km2 (73.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,990 |
| • Density | 463.5/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain Standard (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways | Highway 3 Highway 43 |
| Website | sparwood |
Sparwood is a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the second-largest community on the Elk River.
Located approximately 30 kilometres from Fernie, the District Municipality of Sparwood has approximately 4,200 residents. Sparwood is quite large for its population, taking up an area of 191.01 square kilometres and incorporating the local coal mines.
In the late 1800s, there was a railroad stop known as Sparwood, which was so named because of the trees from this area being shipped to the coast for manufacturing spars for ocean vessels.