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Quesnel | |
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| City of Quesnel | |
.jpg) Aerial view of Quesnel in 2009 | |
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| Motto: "Quesnel: It's in our nature"[1] | |
  Quesnel Location of Quesnel in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 52°58′47″N 122°29′37″W / 52.97972°N 122.49361°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | North Cariboo |
| Regional district | Cariboo Regional District |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Incorporated as village | 1928 |
| Incorporated as town | 1958 |
| Incorporated as city | 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ron Paull |
| • Governing body | Quesnel City Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 35.5 km2 (13.7 sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 25.23 km2 (9.74 sq mi) |
| • Census agglomeration | 21,708.62 km2 (8,381.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 9,889 |
| • Density | 279.8/km2 (725/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 12,110 |
| • Population centre density | 480.0/km2 (1,243/sq mi) |
| • Census agglomeration | 23,113 |
| • Census agglomeration density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways |  Hwy 97  Hwy 26 |
| Waterways | Fraser River, Quesnel River |
| Website | quesnel |
Quesnel (/kwɪˈnɛl/; Kee-nel in French) is a city located in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located nearly evenly between the cities of Prince George and Williams Lake, it is on the main route to northern British Columbia and the Yukon. Quesnel is located at the confluence of the Fraser River and Quesnel River. As of 2021, Quesnel's metropolitan area (census agglomeration) had a population of 23,113 making it one of the largest urban centres between Prince George and Kamloops.[5]
Quesnel is a sister city to Shiraoi, Japan. Quesnel hosted the 2000 BC Winter Games, a biennial provincial amateur sports competition. To the east of Quesnel is Wells, Barkerville, and Bowron Lake Provincial Park, a popular canoeing destination in the Cariboo Mountains.
History
Long before the arrival of prospectors during the Cariboo Gold Rush of 1862, the First Nations peoples, the Dakelh or Southern Carrier, lived off the land around Quesnel, occupying the area from the Bowron Lakes in the east to the upper Blackwater River and Dean River in the west. The Southern Carrier Nation were known among themselves as ‘Uda Ukelh’, meaning ‘people who travel by boat on water early in the morning’.[6]
The name "Quesnel" is derived from Jules-Maurice Quesnel, who accompanied Simon Fraser on his journey to the Pacific Ocean. Quesnel came to be called 'Quesnelle Mouth' to distinguish it from Quesnel Forks, 97 km (60 mi) up river. In 1870, it had been shortened to Quesnelle and by 1900, it was spelled the way it is now. Quesnel is located along the gold mining trail known as the Cariboo Wagon Road and supplied nearby Barkerville, the commercial centre of the Cariboo Gold Rush. It also marks one end of the Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail.
Because of its location on the Fraser River, it was also an important landing for sternwheelers from 1862 to 1886 and then, from 1909 until 1921. The last sternwheeler on the upper Fraser was Quesnel's own namesake craft, and home town product, the Quesnel. Quesnel was incorporated in 1928.
Geography and climate
Climate
Considering it is located inland and around the 53rd parallel north, Quesnel's humid continental climate[7] (Dfb) is mild by Canadian standards, being subject to marine air flows from the Pacific. Overnight lows are still cool even in summer, but daytime temperatures average above 24 °C (75 °F) in that season according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Quesnel was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 29 June 2021.[8] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −46.7 °C (−52.1 °F) on 31 December 1927 and 17 January 1950.[9][10]
| Climate data for Quesnel (Quesnel Airport) Climate ID: 1096630; coordinates 53°01′34″N 122°30′36″W / 53.02611°N 122.51000°W; elevation: 545.0 m (1,788.1 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 13.8 | 15.0 | 21.8 | 30.8 | 36.6 | 36.0 | 41.9 | 36.8 | 37.0 | 27.1 | 16.6 | 11.7 | 41.9 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
41.7 (107.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.7 (−52.1) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−46.7 (−52.1) |
−46.7 (−52.1) |
| Record low wind chill | −48 | −43 | −42 | −25 | −10 | −2 | 0 | −1 | −9 | −27 | −48 | −47 | −48 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.8 (1.88) |
22.7 (0.89) |
24.9 (0.98) |
24.5 (0.96) |
42.6 (1.68) |
66.4 (2.61) |
65.6 (2.58) |
46.2 (1.82) |
50.2 (1.98) |
52.6 (2.07) |
51.3 (2.02) |
41.6 (1.64) |
536.2 (211.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10.4 (0.41) |
6.7 (0.26) |
12.7 (0.50) |
21.2 (0.83) |
41.4 (1.63) |
66.4 (2.61) |
65.6 (2.58) |
46.2 (1.82) |
50.2 (1.98) |
46.3 (1.82) |
22.3 (0.88) |
4.9 (0.19) |
394.3 (15.52) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 44.0 (17.3) |
19.0 (7.5) |
13.4 (5.3) |
3.6 (1.4) |
1.2 (0.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
6.7 (2.6) |
31.5 (12.4) |
42.8 (16.9) |
162.1 (63.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 12.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 150.7 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 110.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.3 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.72 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 49.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00LST) | 74.3 | 62.0 | 46.9 | 37.9 | 40.0 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 42.9 | 49.4 | 59.0 | 72.6 | 75.7 | 54.2 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[8][9][10] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Quesnel had a population of 9,889 living in 4,508 of its 4,766 total private dwellings, a change of 0.1% from its 2016 population of 9,879. With a land area of 35.35 km2 (13.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 279.7/km2 (724.5/sq mi) in 2021.[3] According to the same census, Quesnel had a census agglomeration population of 23,113, which represented a decrease from 23,146 in the 2016 census.[3]
The median household income in 2015 for Quesnel was $60,651, which is slightly below the British Columbia provincial average of $69,995.[11]
As of 2018, the population of Quesnel is estimated to be a little over 10,000 people living within the city, with roughly 13,000 people living outside the city limits but within the metro area.[12]
Ethnicity
| Panethnic group |
2021[3] | 2016[13] | 2011[14] | 2006[15] | 2001[16] | 1996[17] | 1991[18][19] | 1986[20][21][22]: 107 | ||||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 7,680 | 79.3% | 7,245 | 74.81% | 7,670 | 78.03% | 7,290 | 79.46% | 7,805 | 79.28% | 6,325 | 75.52% | 6,290 | 77.65% | 6,360 | 77% |
| Indigenous | 1,305 | 13.47% | 1,610 | 16.62% | 1,415 | 14.39% | 1,045 | 11.39% | 880 | 8.94% | 710 | 8.48% | 610 | 7.53% | 480 | 5.81% |
| South Asian | 295 | 3.05% | 510 | 5.27% | 485 | 4.93% | 555 | 6.05% | 830 | 8.43% | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Quesnel,_British_Columbia||||||