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About Us About the City of Langford Contact: Located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, the City of Langford is a young and growing community of 25,000 residents in 2009.  It offers a variety of business opportunities, affordable housing and a wide range of services and amenities. Langford is within easy access of the rest of the Greater Victoria metropolitan area. History Although the City was recently incorporated on December 8th, 1992, Langford boasts a long history of European settlement dating back to 1851, when Captain Edward Langford established one of the four Hudson’s Bay Company farms in the Victoria area. Location and Area Langford is one of the municipalities of the West Shore in the Capital Regional District. Bordering Langford is the  District of Metchosin, the City of Colwood, the Town of View Royal, the District of Highlands and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area.  Langford has an area of 4,146 hectares (10,245 acres). With its central location, Langford is becoming the commercial core of the West Shore. Langford is well served by highways, rail and bus to Victoria and the rest of Vancouver Island, and by ferries and air to Vancouver and the US.  The Victoria International Airport, approximately 35 kilometers (21 miles) away, offers direct air transportation to destinations worldwide. Climate Langford’s climate is influenced by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, topography and latitude. Langford enjoys warm and dry summers, and mild, wet winters resulting in a frost-free season of approximately 202 days ( Environment Canada). Lying in the rain-shadow of the Olympic Mountains, Langford receives less precipitation, approximately 620 mm. per year, than Vancouver (annual average of 1070 mm.)(Environment Canada). Langford enjoys a high annual average of 2185 sunshine hours (Environment Canada). Population A high percentage of the population growth in the  Capital Regional District (CRD) is from in-migration into the region. Due to the increasing demand for land in the CRD and the decreasing availability of land in the City of Victoria, District of Saanich, Township of Esquimalt and the District of Oak Bay, homebuyers are looking to the West Shore for affordable and diverse housing.  This has resulted in substantial growth in the West Shore, especially in Langford which experienced a population increase of 19.2% from 2001 to 2006 alone. Related Articles: Council and Committee Meeting Schedule - Schedule for 2010 City Hall Information - Office Hours, Location, and Phone Numbers. Mayor and Council - Information about Mayor Stewart Young and the City of Langford Councillors. Langford Coat of Arms - City of Langford heraldry does indeed tell the viewer much about the nature, origins and aspirations of the municipality. Downtown Revitalization - Council believes that the downtown should be strengthened to become a key central business City with supporting activities. Other News: Notice of Public Hearing POSTPONED Bid Package #2 - Structural Steel - Invitation To Tender Millstream Road and Treanor Avenue Traffic Signal Arch A Welcoming Addition Dunford Traffic Advisory New Sportsplex Ceremony Draws A Crowd Goldstream Avenue Fountain: Night Pictures COMING SOON! Goudy Branch Library Watermain work along Millstream Rd Construction Begins for the New City Centre Park – Sportsplex facility! Claim your Home Owner Grant 2009 Annual Report Roundabouts and Traffic Circles Goldstream Roundabout Landscaping It’s Goldstream Station Market Time Again! Explore Langford By Bike Community Energy and Emissions Reduction Strategy (CEERS) 2010 Calendar of Events Affordable Housing Program Webcam at City Centre Park is Live! Nortel Case Study on Langford City Hall Langford expands Wi-Fi hotspots to City Centre Park! Langford Trolley News New Resident Information Langford launches Wi-Fi hotspots in downtown core! Burning Information 2007/2008 OCP Review Updated Everyone on the same page Microsoft Case Study on Langford City Hall HP + Langford = Everything is Possible