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| Village of Cache Creek | |
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| Village | |
 Where Cache Creek is found in British Columbia |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Thompson Country |
| Regional District | Thompson-Nicola |
| Incorporated | 1959 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,040 |
| • Density | 101.5/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| Website | Village of Cache Creek Website |
Cache Creek is a Canadian incorporated village and historic transportation in British Columbia, Canada. Cache Creek is in the Thompson Country of the Interior of British Columbia. The population of Cache Creek was 1,040 at the 2011 census. The town of Cache Creek is on the Trans-Canada Highway. It is at the junction of northbound Highway 97. The name Cache Creek is believed to comes from a cache (a buried and hidden supply) and trade goods depot that was used by the fur traders of either the Hudson's Bay Company or the North West Company. The town is sometimes seen as the "twin" to nearby Ashcroft, which is not on the major highway unlike Cache Creek.
Bonaparte River Indians on horseback, 2 mi. from Cache Creek
Medieval Pastiche, accommodation options on the Trans Canada Highway.
