| Language of origin |
English language
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| 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
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
W side of the Fraser River, N of Hope, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°33'44"N, 121°25'50"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92H/11 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Yale (Station) adopted 6 October 1936 on 92H. Form of name changed to Yale (Post Office) in the 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Yale (community) 14 May 1982 on 92H/11.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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