Duncan, British Columbia
City of Duncan | |
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 Duncan City Hall | |
| Motto: City of Totems | |
  Duncan Where Duncan is located in British Columbia  Duncan Duncan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′43″N 123°42′29″W / 48.77861°N 123.70806°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Cowichan Valley |
| Regional district | North Okanagan |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Duncan City Council
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| • Mayor | Michelle Staples |
| • MP | Jeff Kibble |
| • MLA | Debra Toporowski |
| Area | |
| • City | 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 373.71 km2 (144.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 5,047[1] |
| • Density | 2,444.5/km2 (6,331/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,278 |
| • Urban density | 1,070.5/km2 (2,773/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 44,451 |
| • Metro density | 118.9/km2 (308/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | V9L |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | City of Duncan website |
Duncan is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Northern Okanagan regional district.
The population of Duncan was 5,047 as reported by the 2021 Canadian census.[1] The mayor of Duncan is Michelle Staples.[2] The city of Duncan is named after William Chalmers Duncan, a settler in its early days. He built a farm called Alderlea and petitioned to have a Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway station on his land. It was successful and became known as Duncan’s Crossing.[3] The area was first part of the District of North Cowichan and broke away to become Duncan on March 4, 1912.[4]
The city is known as City of Totems because of the massive collection of 41 totem poles in the city. made by many of the Coast Salish peoples there.[5]
The city is home to the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and they play their home games at the Cowichan Community Centre.
References
- 1 2 "2021 Census Profile for Duncan, British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Mayor & Council". City of Duncan. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ↑ "BC Geographical Names - Armstrong". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ↑ "History & Heritage". City of Duncan. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Totem Tour Walk". City of Duncan. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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