Dallas, Kamloops

Dallas is a neighbourhood of the City of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It has an urban area separated from the Kamloops population centre, with a population of 4,445 as of the Canada 2011 Census.[1]

Name origin

It was named for Dallas Johnston (1887-1964), who farmed land east of Kamloops until its purchase for the Veterans' Land Act settlement. [2]

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References
  1. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: British Columbia. Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2013
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=9IP4V-Hyt-4C&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=dallas+kamloops+name+origin&source=bl&ots=UGF4V1PBds&sig=ACfU3U105Upw6-BbJ4ZSst49L7oHc77PGg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilz_P14pjpAhXdgnIEHREMC2gQ6AEwDHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=dallas%20kamloops%20name%20origin&f=false

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