Queen Charlotte, British Columbia facts for kids

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Village
Village of Queen Charlotte
City Harbour
Queen Charlotte Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	BC/BCE
Region	Haida Gwaii
Regional district	Skeena-Queen Charlotte
Founded	1908
Incorporated	2005
Area
• Total	37.28 km² (14.39 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	852
• Density	23.9/km² (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
Highways	16
Waterways	Skidegate Inlet

Queen Charlotte (or Queen Charlotte City) is a village in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located in the south end of Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii group of islands. It is on Skidegate Inlet.

The population of Queen Charlotte was 944 in 2011. The town was first established 1908 when the first sawmill in the islands began operating. The villagers worked to help supply Allied war planes with lumber during World War II. Within the year, three general stores, a drug and clothing store, two hotels, a pool hall, a boarding house, a barbershop and the local newspaper started operating in the village. The town gained a stable economy from the quick growth in the timber industry during the Great Depression.

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