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 Alexander Grant Dallas, also the namesake of Dallas Road in Victoria, British Columbia, who was the son-in-law of Governor James Douglas and agent for the Hudson's Bay Company in colonial British Columbia and Vancouver Island, serving also as Chief Factor of Fort Garry from 1862 to 1864.[2]

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. ↑ "Dallas (community)". BC Geographical Names.

Coordinates: 50°40′00″N 120°10′00″W / 50.66667°N 120.16667°W / 50.66667; -120.16667

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