FACTS OF INTEREST ABOUT DAWSON CREEK – 1950

 

 

Population in 1941 …………… 518

Population in 1950 (est.)  …………….. 4000

Total land area of the village ………….. 490 acres

Land built on …………………… 430 acres

Land not built on …………… 60 acres

Land exempt from taxes …………… 24 acres

Streets, roads, lanes, etc.  ………….. 143 acres

Gravelled roads ………….. 12-1/2 miles

Dirt roads ……………. 4-1/2 miles

Sewer lines ………… 7-1/2 miles

Water mains ……………….. 29 miles

Number of water accounts ………….. 417

Number of fire hydrants ………….. 67

Building permits issued (1950) …………. 51

Total value of permits ……………. $630,929

Property holders ………….. 678

Trade licenses ………………… 320