Lillooet

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Lillooet is a historic town in British Columbia, Canada, that served as a key supply and transportation hub during the Cariboo Gold Rush.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lillooet canonical 6
Lillooet, British Columbia 2
town of Lillooet 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district municipality
former gold rush town
settlement
areaCode 236
250
672
778
climateClassification semi-arid climate
country Canada
distanceFromVancouverByRoad about 250 kilometres
economy agriculture
forestry
ranching
tourism
elevation approximately 250 metres above sea level
formerName Cayoosh Flat
hasHighwayConnection British Columbia Highway 12
British Columbia Highway 99
hasIndigenousName Stʼatʼimcets: Líl̓wat
linked to: Stʼatʼimc
hasLocalGovernmentType district municipality council
hasMuseum Lillooet Museum and Visitor Centre
hasNearbyHistoricSite Mile 0 of the Old Cariboo Road
linked to: Cariboo Road
hasPostalCodePrefix V0K
hasRailService Canadian National Railway line
Kaoham Shuttle
historicalRole supply hub during the Cariboo Gold Rush
transportation hub during the Cariboo Gold Rush
isOnTraditionalTerritoryOf Stʼatʼimc Nation
Stʼatʼimcets-speaking peoples
knownFor Indigenous culture
historic gold rush heritage
hot, dry summers
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
locatedInRegion Interior of British Columbia
locatedInValley Fraser Canyon region
linked to: Fraser Canyon
locatedNear Cayoosh Creek
Seton Lake NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Vancouver
locatedOnRiver Fraser River
Seton River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Lillooet people
Stʼatʼimc people
partOfHistoricRoute Cariboo Road
Old Cariboo Road
linked to: Cariboo Road
populationCensus2021 approximately 2300
regionalNickname Land of the Gold Rush Trail
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lillooet region namedAfter Lillooet, British Columbia
linked to: Lillooet
British Columbia Highway 12 connects Lillooet
British Columbia Highway 12 northernTerminus Lillooet
British Columbia Highway 12 servesCommunity Lillooet
Lytton, British Columbia locatedNorthOf Lillooet, British Columbia
linked to: Lillooet
Bridge River near town of Lillooet
linked to: Lillooet