KAMLOOPS HISTORYFast Facts About Kamloops, British Columbia
Population Data
Population - Close to 85,000 people
Growth Rate - 4.4%
Kamloops Old Courthouse
Climate Facts
Annual Hours of Sunshine - over 2,000 hours annually
Mean Maximum Temperature - 21 oC
Mean Minimum Temperature - (-4.2 oC)
Growing Season - 166 days
Annual Rainfall - 217.9 mm
Annual Snowfall - 75.5 cm
Elevation - 347 m (1,140 ft) (Thompson River Intake)
Major Employers
Royal Inland Hospital - 2117
School District #73 - 1784
Thompson Rivers University - 1270
Highland Valley Copper Mine - 1060
Domtar - 650
City of Kamloops - 630
Overlander Extended Care Hospital - 367
Walmart - 322
bclc - 310
Horizon North - 280
NRI - Distribution - 220
Downtown Kamloops
More Facts
Average Income - $56,188 CAD (2005)
Economic Drivers - tourism, agriculture, forestry, mining, manufacturing/retail, high tech
One of only two places in Canada where the two national railways (CP and CN) intersect in city limits
Hub of four major highways: HWY 5A, HWY 5 (Yellowhead), HWY 1 (Trans Canada), HWY 97
Time and Standard Days - Pacific Standard Time; Monday through Friday are standard workdays and Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
City Area: 311 sq km (120 sq m)
Golf in Kamloops - Photo: Tyler Meade
Latitude: 50 41' 40" N
Longitude: 120 27' W
Location: 250 km (155 miles) north of US (Washington) border; 310 km (193 miles) northeast of Vancouver; 4,387 km (2,726 miles) west of Toronto
Housing Values - Median Residential Price = $379,000
Average 2 Bedroom Rental - $721 CAD / Month
Kamloops has 13 remarkable golf courses
Kamloops has 3 new golf courses (Talking Rock, Canoe Creek and Tobiano (named Score Golf Magazine's and Golf Digest's Best New Course in Canada for 2008)
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