Chilliwack

Chilliwack is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Chilliwack
City
Nickname:  The Wack
Motto(s):  "Cor Viride Provinciae"  (Latin) "The Green Heart of the Province"
Where Chilliwack is in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°09′27.8″N 121°57′03.3″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Fraser Valley
Settled	c. 3,000 BCE
Incorporated	1873; 152 years ago (1873)
Amalgamated	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Government
• Mayor	Ken Popove
• Governing body	Chilliwack City Council
Area
• City	261.34 km2 (100.90 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)
• City	93,203
• Density	356.6/km2 (924/sq mi)
• Metro	113,767
• Metro density	78.8/km2 (204/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area	V2P - V2R, V4Z
Area code(s)	604, 778, 236, 672
Website	www.chilliwack.com

The population of Chilliwack was 93,203 in 2021.^[1] The mayor of Chilliwack is Ken Popove.^[2]

The Stó:lō people lived in the area between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago. The population grew from 1857 to 1859 when gold was found in the Fraser Canyon. Over 40,000 gold miners had traveled to the goldfields and many of them traveled through the Chilliwack area. Chilliwack was incorporated as a town in 1873 and was the third municipality in British Columbia.^[3]