Clinton, British Columbia
| Clinton | |
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| Village | |
| Village of Clinton | |
 Location of Clinton in British Columbia |
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| Coordinates: 51°05′25″N 121°35′28″W / 51.09028°N 121.59111°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Region | South Cariboo |
| Regional district | Thompson-Nicola Regional District |
| Incorporated | 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Clinton Village Council |
| • Mayor | Jim Rivett |
| • Chief Admin. Officer | Tom Dall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 641 |
| • Density | 78.2/km2 (203/sq mi) |
| 0.8% Population increase from 2011(636) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 250-459-xxxx |
| Highways | 97 |
| Website | http://www.village.clinton.bc.ca |
Clinton is a village in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 40 km northwest of Cache Creek and 30 km south of 70 Mile House.
It is considered by some to straddle the southern edge of the Cariboo country of British Columbia, although others consider Ashcroft-Cache Creek, Lillooet, Savona, Kamloops and even Lytton and Spences Bridge to be in the Cariboo. Clinton, however, does sit immediately below the southern edge of the Cariboo Plateau. Clinton has a number of attractions including horse-back riding, big game viewing, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities.
Every May, Clinton is home to the Annual Ball which features a rodeo and dance. This is one of British Columbia's oldest continual events having first been held in 1867 and was a highlight of the social calendar in the British Columbia Interior for many decades. The Clinton Museum, built in 1892, has a number of historical artifacts on display that date back to the gold rush and founding of the area.
Originally known as 47 Mile House or 47 Mile, Clinton was named in 1863 upon completion of the Cariboo Wagon Road in the area for Henry Fiennes Pelham Clinton, the 5th Duke of Newcastle, who was Colonial Secretary from 1854-1854 and 1859-1864.
Highway 97 runs through the village north-south, meeting just south of downtown with the Pavilion Mountain Road, which connects from Pavilion and Kelly Lake and is the route of the Old Cariboo Road and follows what is known as Cut-Off Valley from the foot of the road over Pavilion Mountain, which is also the route used by the British Columbia Railway although that route does not traverse Pavilion Mountain but comes via the Fraser Canyon via Moran and Arden Forest. The ranching communities of Jesmond, Kostering and Big Bar can be accessed via a road which has its junction with the Pavilion Mountain Road at Kelly Lake, which is also the location of Downing Provincial Park, which encompasses that lake. The same road is the access for Edge Hills and Marble Range Provincial Parks and also for the Big Bar Ferry to the west side of the Fraser River, which connects to the Slok Creek FSR to Lillooet. Clinton was, until adoption of its present name, known as 47 Mile House, that being the distance from Lillooet on the Old Cariboo Road.
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