Sayward

Sayward is a village located in the Sayward Valley on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is located about 1 mi (1.6 km) inland from Kelsey Bay on a spur from Highway 19.

Sayward
Village
Village of Sayward[1]
Sayward Location of Sayward in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°23′1″N 125°57′37″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Vancouver Island
Regional district	Strathcona
Incorporated	1968
Government
• Governing body	Sayward Village Council
• Mayor	John MacDonald
Area
• Total	4.72 km^2 (1.82 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	311
• Density	72.2/km^2 (187/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
Highways	19
Waterways	Johnstone Strait
Website	Official website

The village is named after William Parsons Sayward [2], a successful lumber merchant from Victoria who was born in Maine in 1818 and came to Victoria from California in 1858.[3]^:153 The 2016 population of the village was 311,[4] down from 341 in 2006 and 379 in 2001.[5] The village lies off the coast of Hardwicke Island.

See also

• Sayward Valley

References

1. "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
2. "Biography – SAYWARD, WILLIAM PARSONS – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
3. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1969), 1001 British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1973 ed.), Vancouver: Discovery Press
4. "Census 2016: Census Subdivisions - BC Stats". www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
5. Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

External links

• Village of Sayward