Langley, British Columbia (city)
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| City of Langley | |||
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| Coordinates: 49°06′14″N 122°39′24″W / 49.10389°N 122.65667°W | |||
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  British Columbia |
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| Region | Lower Mainland | ||
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Incorporated | March 15, 1955 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governing body | Langley City Council | ||
| - Mayor | Peter Fassbender | ||
| - Councillors | Jack Arnold Dave Hall Teri James Gayle Martin Rudy Storteboom Rosemary Wallace |
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| - MP | Mark Warawa (Cons.) | ||
| - MLA | Mary Polak (Lib.) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 10.22 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 23,606 | ||
| - Density | 2,309/km2 (5,980.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
| Website | City of Langley | ||
The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and west of the City of Abbotsford. It is located between the Fraser River (N) and the U.S. border (S). The City of Langley is not to be confused with the larger Township of Langley which surrounds it on the north, east and south.
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[edit] History
Early European settlement in the area was known as "Innes Corners" (after homesteader Adam Innes); in 1911, the area became known as "Langley Prairie." The numerous small communities later came together as Langley Township, but owing to its more urban development and related needs (such as street lights), the City of Langley decided to separate and incorporate as a separate municipality on March 15, 1955.[1]
[edit] Education
The City of Langley's six Elementary schools and one Secondary school (H. D. Stafford Secondary School) is served by School District 35 Langley. The School District closed the City's only secondary school and replaced it with a middle school called H. D. Stafford Middle School, despite the prosperity of H. D. Stafford Secondary School.[2] Future high school students from this catchment area will be housed at a neighbouring school in Langley District Municipality. The two schools are about 3.7 kilometres apart from each other.
[edit] Transportation
The City of Langley is served by The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (Also known as Translink). Translink operates the regional transportation network and is also the regional transportation authority. Langley is served by 5 Diesel bus routes, and 5 "Community Shuttle" routes operating smaller capacity mini buses. The Fraser highway is one of the major east-west corridors servicing the City of Langley and the Township of Langley. The 502 bus route operates on a 15 minute headway from the Surrey Central skytrain station in north Surrey to the Langley Centre bus loop in the City of Langley via the Fraser Highway, with every 4th departure continuing through the Township of Langley to Aldergrove (in April 2009, the headway is to improve to 7.5 minutes between Langley city and Surrey, and every half an hour to Aldergrove). The other major bus routes operate on highway 10 (56th Avenue), 200th Street, and a new route is being implemented to run along 64th Avenue.
[edit] Arts and culture
Langley is the home of a very large annual car show, the "Langley Cruise-In".[3] This event is held each September. Langley is also home to the renowneds Arts Alive Festival in August. The City's high school, H. D. Stafford Secondary School, performs a full scale musical theatre production every February. As of this year the musical theatre department has been relocated to Langley Secondary School, where there will be a production of Steel Pier.
[edit] Government
Langley City Council has seats for one mayor and six councilors. Each serves a 3-year term and attends council meetings on a weekly basis. Other governmental departments include the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, the Management Group, Corporate Services/Finance, Development Services & Economic Development, Engineering, Parks & Environment, Recreation, and the Langley City Fire Rescue Service.
Langley is also a key component in the Canadian federal electoral district of the same name, which was formed in 2004. The Member of Parliament for the constituency is Conservative Mark Warawa.
[edit] Climate
| Weather data for Langley | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
18.5 (65) |
20 (68) |
24.4 (76) |
34 (93) |
32.2 (90) |
35.6 (96) |
36.1 (97) |
33.3 (92) |
27.5 (82) |
19 (66) |
16.1 (61) |
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| Average high °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
7.6 (46) |
10.5 (51) |
13.3 (56) |
16.8 (62) |
19.3 (67) |
22.6 (73) |
22.8 (73) |
19.6 (67) |
14.1 (57) |
8.1 (47) |
5.3 (42) |
13.7 (57) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -0.6 (31) |
1.2 (34) |
2.2 (36) |
3.8 (39) |
6.7 (44) |
9.2 (49) |
10.8 (51) |
11.1 (52) |
8.8 (48) |
5.6 (42) |
2.1 (36) |
0.1 (32) |
5.1 (41) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -14 (7) |
-12 (10) |
-8.3 (17) |
-2.8 (27) |
-0.6 (31) |
1.7 (35) |
3.9 (39) |
3.3 (38) |
-1.7 (29) |
-7 (19) |
-16 (3) |
-19.4 (-3) |
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| Precipitation mm (inches) | 176 (6.93) |
172.1 (6.78) |
135.2 (5.32) |
102.7 (4.04) |
82.8 (3.26) |
72.9 (2.87) |
52.7 (2.07) |
56.4 (2.22) |
76.4 (3.01) |
141 (5.55) |
207.5 (8.17) |
211.3 (8.32) |
1,486.9 (58.54) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] 2009-07-10 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Infrastructure
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Langley's community facilities include:
- Al Anderson Memorial - 25 metre public swimming pool
- Douglas Recreation Centre
- Timms Community Centre
- Langley Library
- Cascades Casino, Coast Hotel & Convention Centre
- Numerous parks
[edit] Neighbourhoods
The City of Langley's Community Profile[5] identifies six neighbourhoods based on elementary school catchment area: Nicomekl, Douglas, Simonds, Blacklock, Alice Brown and Uplands.
[edit] References
- ^ City of Langley. History of Langley
- ^ Keep H. D. Stafford Secondary support site
- ^ Langley Cruise-In
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 10 July 2009
- ^ City of Langley Community Profile
- From Prairie to City: A History of the City of Langley, Warren F. Sommer, 1995.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 49°06′15″N 122°39′27″W / 49.1041°N 122.65758°W
[edit] Neighbouring communities
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Fleetwood (City of Surrey) |
Walnut Grove, Port Kells (Township of Langley) | Milner, Fort Langley (Township of Langley) |
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| Cloverdale (City of Surrey) |
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| Township of Langley | Aldergrove (Township of Langley) |
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