Cache Creek, British Columbia
Village | |
 Where Cache Creek is found in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′50″N 121°19′36″W / 50.81389°N 121.32667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Thompson-Nicola |
| Incorporated | 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elected village council |
| • Mayor | John Ranta |
| • Governing body | Cache Creek Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 969 |
| • Density | 93.2/km2 (241/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
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Cache Creek is a Canadian incorporated village and historic transportation junction in British Columbia, Canada. Cache Creek is in the Thompson Country of the Interior of British Columbia. The population of Cache Creek was 969 at the 2021 census.[3] The town of Cache Creek is on the Trans-Canada Highway. It is at the junction of northbound Highway 97. The name Cache Creek is believed to comes from a cache (a buried and hidden supply) and trade goods depot that was used by the fur traders of either the Hudson's Bay Company or the North West Company. The town is sometimes seen as the "twin" to nearby Ashcroft, which is not on the major highway unlike Cache Creek.
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Welcome sign
Chevron Station
Cache Creek, British Columbia Media
Bonaparte River Natives on horseback, 2 miles (3.2 km) from Cache Creek
References
- ↑ Cache Creek elects new mayor for first time in 28 years – Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal
- ↑ http://bccommunities.ca/Home/City%20Profiles/Thompson%20Okanagan/Cache%20Creek BC Communities.ca
- ↑ Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia (February 9, 2022)Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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