Salmon Arm
| 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: | On CPR at S end of Salmon Arm Shuswap Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°41'59"N, 119°16'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Salmon Arm (Post Office & Station) adopted 3 November 1932 on 82 L/NW. Form of name changed to Salmon Arm (Village) 1 September 1958. Form of name changed to Salmon Arm (community) 1 September 1970, following amalgamation of the village area within District Municipality of Salmon Arm. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |