Van Anda
Van Anda, formerly spelled Vananda, is an unincorporated settlement on Texada Island in the northern Gulf of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. As of 2023, it has a population of approximately 362 people. The surrounding region incorporates Blubber Bay and Gillies Bay.
Name origin
Named after the Van Anda Copper & Gold Mining Company which owned 840 acres (3.4 km) on the northeast side of the island, including the "Copper Queen" claim. President Edward Blewett, a prominent American capitalist and miner, named both his son and this mining company after his wife, Carrie Van Anda (maiden name).
References
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Van Anda, Unincorporated place (UNP) [Designated place], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "Texada Heritage Society, Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada". www.texadaheritagesociety.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ Marriage record of April 4, 1870 from Dodge County, Nebraska.
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