Sayward

Sayward is a village located in the Sayward Valley on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) inland from Kelsey Bay on a spur from Highway 19.

Sayward
Village
Village of Sayward[1]
Sayward
Location of Sayward in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°23′1″N 125°57′37″W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
RegionVancouver Island
Regional districtStrathcona
Incorporated1968
Government
 • Governing bodySayward Village Council
 • MayorMark Baker
Area
 • Total4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total311
 • Density72.2/km2 (187/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
Highways19
WaterwaysJohnstone Strait
WebsiteOfficial website

The village (like its West Kootenays namesake)[2] was called after William Parsons Sayward,[3] a successful Victoria lumber merchant who was born in Maine in 1818 and came to Victoria from California in 1858.[4]:153 The 2016 population of the village was 311,[5] down from 341 in 2006 and 379 in 2001.[6] The village lies off the coast of Hardwicke Island.

See also

References
  1. "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. "Arrow Lakes News, 1 Apr 2017". www.arrowlakesnews.com.
  3. "Biography – SAYWARD, WILLIAM PARSONS – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1969), 1001 British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1973 ed.), Vancouver: Discovery Press
  5. "Census 2016: Census Subdivisions - BC Stats". www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  6. Statistics Canada, 2006 Census
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