Matsqui
| 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: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | N side Fraser River opposite Matsqui, in Mission (municipality), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°08'24"N, 122°18'59"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Matsqui Post Office was opened in 1875, located on the north side of the Fraser River. Name changed to Mission City Post Office 1 October 1891. [another facility, named by the Post Office Dept as Matsqui Post Office was opened on the south side of the Fraser River in 1903.] Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |