Facts About Abbotsford
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Abbotsford is a city located in British Columbia, adjacent to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver and the Fraser River.
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The community of 375.55 square kilometres (145.00 sq mi) is the largest city by area in British Columbia.
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The first residents of the area are the Stó:lō Nation.
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European settlement began when the Royal Engineers surveyed the area in response to the gold rush along the Fraser River in 1858.
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Abbotsford was Established in 1892.
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Abbotsford’s colonial development began when the Royal Engineers surveyed the area in response to the gold rush along the Fraser River in 1858.
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Abbotsford was Incorporated into a city in 1945.
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In September 1984 Pope John Paul II held an open-air Mass for over 200,000 people at the Abbotsford International Airport.
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Abbotsford has the third-highest proportion of visible minorities among Census Metropolitan Areas in Canada, after the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Vancouver.
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Abbotsford is a large rural city east of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley. It’s famous for its farm country, making Abbotsford the berry capital of Canada.
