Van Anda, British Columbia

Place in British Columbia, Canada
49°45′30″N 124°33′00″W / 49.75833°N 124.55000°W / 49.75833; -124.55000Country CanadaProvince British ColumbiaArea code(s)250, 778

Van Anda, formerly spelled Vananda, is an unincorporated settlement on Texada Island in the northern Gulf of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. As of 2023, it has a population of approximately 362 people.[1] The surrounding region incorporates Blubber Bay and Gillies Bay.

Name origin

Named after the Van Anda Copper & Gold Mining Company which owned 840 acres (3.4 km2) on the northeast side of the island, including the "Copper Queen" claim. President Edward Blewett, a prominent American capitalist and miner, named both his son and this mining company after his wife, Carrie Van Anda (maiden name).[2] [3]

References

  1. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Van Anda, Unincorporated place (UNP) [Designated place], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texada Heritage Society, Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada". www.texadaheritagesociety.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Marriage record of April 4, 1870 from Dodge County, Nebraska.
  • "Van Anda". BC Geographical Names.


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