| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side Stikine River near BC-Alaska boundary, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°41'59"N, 131°48'06"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104B/12 |
| Related Maps: |
104B 104B/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Boundary (Custom Post) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer; form of name changed to Boundary (Locality) 21 January 1955 on 104B. Name changed to Stikine (locality) 15 January 1964 on 104B. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A seasonal Customs Office (summer months only) was opened at Boundary, called "Stikeen" (7 November 1963 letter, Ottawa file 104B) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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From "Stahankane", meaning grande rivière (big river), according to Guivard in "Les noms indiens de mon pays", p. 166. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |