Youbou
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side of Cowichan Lake, W of Duncan, Cowichan Lake Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°51'59"N, 124°12'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Youbou (Post Office) adopted 6 March 1952 on 92SW. Form of name changed to Youbou (community) 15 March 1983 on 92C/16. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A combination of the names of two officers of the Empire Lumber Company, which operated the first sawmill here beginning in 1914: Mr. Yount, the general manager, and Mr. Bouten, the president of the company. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |