| Population |
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approximately 6200 within Town of Smithers
boundaries
another 5000 in the rural area, including 1410 in Telkwa |
| Elevation |
1726 ft (523 m) |
| Location |
371 km west of Prince George
350 km east of Prince Rupert |
| Immediate trading
area |
4200 sq. km,
from Moricetown to the north, to Quick in the south and Smithers
Landing to the east |
| Climate
(1942 to 1990)
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Annual rainfall: 337 mm
Annual snowfall: 216 mm
Average temperature, January: -12 C
Average temperature, July: 14.5 C
Frost-free days: 100
Hours of sunshine: 1850 per year
Maximum temperature: 35.2 C
Minimum temperature: -43.9 C |
| Notable features |
Hudson Bay Mountain forms the backdrop for
Smithers, other mountains include the Telkwa Range and the Babine
Range |
| Industries |
Logging, sawmilling, retail trade, farming,
mining, tourism |
| Resources |
Extensive coniferous and deciduous forests,
mountains, glaciers, many lakes, mineral deposits, scenery,
glacial soils in valley bottoms for agriculture, wildlife |
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