Sayward, British Columbia

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Village of Sayward
Image:Red pog.svg Image:Census divisions BC.png Location of Sayward in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°23′1″N 125°57′37″W / 50.38361, -125.96028
Country	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
Province	Image:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia
Region	Vancouver Island
Regional district	Comox-Strathcona
Incorporated	1968
Government
- Governing body	Sayward Village Council
- Mayor	Heather Sprout
Area
- Total	4.72 km² (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	341
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
Highways	19
Waterways	Johnstone Strait

Sayward is a village located on in the Sayward Valley on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is located about 1 mi (1.6 km) inland from Kelsey Bay on a spur from Highway 19. The village is named after William Parsons Sayward, a successful lumber merchant from Victoria who was born in Maine in 1818 and came to Victoria from California in 1858. ^[1]:153 The 2006 population of the village was 341, declined from 379 in 2001. ^[2]

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• Village of Sayward
• Sayward Tourism

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Coordinates: 50°22′34″N, 125°57′27″W

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