Van Anda, British Columbia

Van Anda
Van Anda is located in British Columbia
Van Anda
Van Anda
Location of Van Anda in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°45′30″N 124°33′00″W / 49.75833°N 124.55000°W / 49.75833; -124.55000
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (PT)
Area codes250, 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. 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).

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.