Vernon, British Columbia
Vernon | |
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Downtown Vernon in 2011 | |
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Vernon Location of Vernon Vernon Vernon (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′00″N 119°16′18″W / 50.26667°N 119.27167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | North Okanagan |
| Incorporated | 30 December 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elected city council |
| • Mayor | Victor Cumming |
| • Governing Body | Vernon City Council |
| • MP | Scott Anderson (CPC) |
| • MLA | Harwinder Sandhu (BC NDP) |
| Area | |
• City | 95.76 km2 (36.97 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,040.82 km2 (401.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 44,519 |
| • Density | 461.7/km2 (1,196/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 51,896 |
| • Metro | 67,086 |
| • Metro density | 64.4/km2 (167/sq mi) |
| Population counts are taken from the 2021 Canadian census. | |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways | Highway 97 Highway 97A Highway 6 |
| Website | vernon |
Vernon is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is 440 km (270 mi) northeast of Vancouver. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped establish the Coldstream Ranch in nearby Coldstream, Vernon was incorporated in 1892. Vernon has a population of 44,519 (2021), while its metropolitan region, Greater Vernon, has a population of 67,086 as of the 2021 Canadian census. With this population, Vernon is the largest city in the North Okanagan Regional District. A resident of Vernon is called a "Vernonite."