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
Origin Notes and History:

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