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Fort St. John
City population
21,465
#219
in Canada
#38
in British Columbia
#23,977
worldwide
56.250, -120.853 · 3,321 km from Ottawa
About Fort St. John
Fort St. John is a city in British Columbia, Canada with a population of 21,465. It is the 219th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 23,977th largest worldwide. It lies 3,321 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#38of 49
Coordinates
56.250, -120.853
Record updated
3 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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