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N 49° 41.260
W 124° 59.580

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City of Courtenay

Courtenay was named after Rear Admiral George William Courtenay who sailed the HM Constance along the Coast of Vancouver Island over 150 years ago. Courtenay is a cosmopolitan center with excellent shopping accommodation and restaurants.

The City of Courtenay has the second largest population of the four main regions within the Comox Valley, after the combined rural areas A, B, C & K of the Regional District. It serves as the regional center for business, recreation, and tourism. Incorporated on January 1, 1915 the City, according to 2001 Stats Canada information, covered approximately 17.02 square Kilometers of land area. (1702 Hectares or 6.57 square miles.)

Courtenay's population grew by over 45% between the 1991 and 1996 census years giving it the distinction of being one of the fastest growing communities in the Province. This is one of the contributing reasons that the Comox Valley Provincial - Electoral Riding Boundaries had to change for the recent Provincial Election. According to BC Stats annual population estimates, the population of Courtenay in 2003 was 20,340.

High growth, along with the new four lane Island Highway expansion to Campbell River and access to both water and air links to Vancouver, indicate that the City of Courtenay will play a large part in the future development of the Comox Valley.
 

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