 Merritt, British Columbia (location 50.113987° N 120.79147° W) is a town located in the historic Nicola Valley in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Its total land area is 3614.44 square kilometers. Its elevation is 595 meters (1,950 ft.). It was given a charter in 1911 and a city hall was built a year later.
Merritt is composed of five distinct residential areas: Bench, Collettville, Central, Diamondvale, and Lower Nicola. The Bench is a residential mountain bench, hence the name, sitting the north west side of the valley. Collettville, on the southwest edge of the community south of the Coldwater River, is the newest addition to Merritt, previously identified as part of the Collett Ranch. Central is situated on the south end of the city centre. Diamondvale is in the heart of the valley, and is the most populated. |
