| Feature Type: | City - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a city municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between View Royal and Colwood, W of City of Victoria, Esquimalt Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°26'58"N, 123°30'16"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/5 |
| Related Maps: |
92B/5 92B/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Langford Station (Post Office & Railway Station) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Langford Station (Post Office) and Langford (Settlement) 1 May 1934 on National Defence sheet 415a, Victoria (Ottawa file OBF 1449); names confirmed 6 November 1934. Langford Station (Post Office) rescinded in the 1973 Supplement to the BC Gazetteer. Langford (Settlement) changed to Langford (Community) 31 January 1983 on 92B/5 and 92B/6. Incorporated as a District Municipality 8 December 1992, to be called District of Langford. Re-incorporated as a City Municipality per Order in Council 1021/2003, effective 1 December 2003. Boundaries extended per Letters Patent, 8 March 2017 by OIC 133/2017. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Langford Station Post Office opened 1 July 1911; changed to a sub-office of Victoria Post Office 2 June 1958. See also the municipality's own website. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |