Prince George, British Columbia

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	Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°55′01″N 122°44′58″W / 53.91694°N 122.74944°W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional District	Fraser-Fort George
Founded	1807
Government
• Mayor	Lyn Hall
• Governing body	Prince George City Council
• MPs	Dick Harris; Bob Zimmer
• MLAs	Shirley Bond; Mike Morris
Area
• City	318.26 km2 (122.88 sq mi)
• Metro	17,686.50 km2 (6,828.80 sq mi)
Elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Population (2011)
• City	71,974
• Density	226.1/km2 (586/sq mi)
• Metro	84,232
• Metro density	4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Postal code span	V2K to V2N
Website	City of Prince George Website

Prince George is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The population of Prince George was 71,974 in 2011.^[1] The mayor of Prince George is Lyn Hall. It is nicknamed the "BC's Northern Capital" because it is the largest city in northern British Columbia. However, it isn't actually in the northern half of British Columbia. It is named after King George V and Prince George, Duke of Kent.^[2]

Prince George, British Columbia Media

Prince George's welcome sign
Fort George trading post (1880)
Plan of the Fort George townsite
Aerial view of Prince George. South Fort George prominent in the lower right side.
1910 map of the Fort George and South Fort George
Plan of Prince George (1913)
The Lheidli T'enneh village in 1910. This is now Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park.
City view from LC Gunn Park. Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park is seen across the river.
Prince George (1914). The large building in the centre is the PG Hotel.