Sayward | |
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| Village of Sayward[1] | |
  Sayward Location of Sayward in British Columbia  Sayward Sayward (British Columbia) | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′1″N 125°57′37″W / 50.38361°N 125.96028°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Vancouver Island |
| Regional district | Strathcona |
| Incorporated | 1968 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Sayward Village Council |
| • Mayor | Mark Baker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 311 |
| • Density | 72.2/km2 (187/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Highways | 19 |
| Waterways | Johnstone Strait |
| Website | Official website |
Sayward is a village located in the Sayward Valley on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) inland from Kelsey Bay on a spur from Highway 19.
The village (like its West Kootenays namesake)[2] was called after William Parsons Sayward,[3] a successful Victoria lumber merchant who was born in Maine in 1818 and came to Victoria from California in 1858.[4]: 153 The 2016 population of the village was 311,[5] down from 341 in 2006 and 379 in 2001.[6] The village lies off the coast of Hardwicke Island.
