| Language of origin |
English language
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| Feature Type: | District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
Between Clinton and Williams Lake, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
51°38'33"N, 121°17'43"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92P/11 |
Origin Notes and History:
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100 Mile House (Post Office) adopted adopted 3 March 1955 on 92P, as labelled on BC map 3G, 1919. Incorporated as The Village of 100 Mile House 27 July 1965. Re-incorporated as a District Municipality per Letters Patent 13 June 1991, called District of 100 Mile House. 100 Mile House (District Municipality confirmed 8 November 1991 on 92P/11.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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