Ellison, British Columbia
Ellison | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Summer Sunset over Ellison | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′25″N 119°21′50″W / 49.94028°N 119.36389°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Regional district | Central Okanagan |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.24 km2 (31.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,094[1] |
Ellison is an
unincorporated community located approximately midway up the Okanagan valley within the local government jurisdiction of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The Ellison community is founded upon a heritage of agriculture, rural acreages and scattered residential neighbourhoods within scenic valley terrain.[2]
The name Ellison was adopted 1 December 1955, and is named after Price Ellison (1852-1932), a stock raiser and wheat grower that settled here in 1876, and at one time owned or controlled 80% of the property in the area. The Ellison Post Office was opened 1 May 1912, with Thomas Clinton as postmaster, and closed 15 May 1920.[3]
The geography of Ellison contains many small and rare
savannahs. Streams that support a diversity of animals and plants cross these dry ecosystems. Water is a precious resource and a focus for biodiversity and wildlife corridors.[2]
There are three main
aquifers and streams.[2]
References
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ unincorporated community located approximately midway up the Okanagan valley within the local government jurisdiction of the Regional District of Central Okanagan.
- ^ "Ellison". BC Geographical Names.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent region | |