Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows
City
City of Pitt Meadows
Pitt Meadows City Hall.
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Motto:  "Prosperity Through Endeavour"
Location of Pitt Meadows in Metro Vancouver
Pitt Meadows Location within British Columbia Pitt Meadows Location within Canada Pitt Meadows Location within North America
Coordinates: 49°13′14″N 122°41′22″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Metro Vancouver
Incorporated as a district municipality	April 25, 1914
Incorporated as a city	January 1, 2007
Named for	Pitt River, Pitt Lake
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Body	Pitt Meadows City Council
• Mayor	Nicole MacDonald
• City Council	List of Councillors Tracy Elke Alison Evans Mike Hayes Mike Manion Bob Meachen Gwen O’Connell
• MP	Marc Dalton (CPC)
• MLA	Lisa Beare (BC NDP)
Area
• Land	86.34 km2 (33.34 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	19,146
• Estimate  (2024)	19,498
• Density	221.7/km2 (574/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (BC Pacific Time)
Forward sortation area	V3Y
Area codes	604, 778, 236, 672
Website	www.pittmeadows.ca

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Pitt Meadows is a city within Metro Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Incorporated in 1914, it currently has a land area of 86.34 square kilometres (33.34 sq mi) with an estimate population of 19,498 as of 2024. The city received its name from the Pitt River and Pitt Lake. Pitt Meadows is one of the cities in British Columbia including Electoral Area A that comprises the Metro Vancouver Regional District.

Pitt Meadows is 110 years old. Indigenous Peoples have resided in Pitt Meadows for approximately 1000 years. James McMillan explored the area in 1874. The Municipality of Maple Ridge, which included the Pitt Meadows area, was incorporated in 1874. In 1892, residents of the Pitt Meadows area petitioned for their removal from the District of Maple Ridge. In 1893, the first dyking district was organized; however, the Fraser River Flood of 1894 flooded many acres of land in Pitt Meadows.

In 1914, Pitt Meadows was a small, agricultural community of less than 250 individuals which supplied Vancouver and New Westminster with produce and dairy products. In 1995, Pitt Meadows became a member municipality of Metro Vancouver. In 2007, the District of Pitt Meadows was incorporated as the City of Pitt Meadows. In 2014, Pitt Meadows' centennial occurred.