Boundary Bay
| 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: | Just inside BC-Washington boundary, E of Tsawwassen Beach, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°59'59"N, 123°02'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Boundary Bay (settlement) adopted 11 February 1936 as a long-established local name, and as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Form of name subsequently changed to Boundary Bay (community). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Boundary Bay Post Office opened 1 April 1914; closed 31 July 1923. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Traditional name is Chiltinm or Chiltenm. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The community on the Washington State side of the border is called Maple Beach. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |