Cowichan Station
| 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: | E side of Koksilah River, SE of Duncan, Cowichan Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°44'00"N, 123°39'59"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Cowichan Station (Post Office, farm settlement)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Cowichan Station (settlement) adopted 16 January 1950. Form of name changed to Cowichan Station (community) 30 January 1980. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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McPherson Station Post Office was opened 1 April 1897; name changed to Cowichan Station Post Office 1 June 1896, because of proximity to E&NR's station, Cowichan. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |