Abbotsford, British Columbia

**Abbotsford, British Columbia** is a city in British Columbia. The population is 153,524 from the 2021 census. It is part of the Fraser Valley.

A campus for the University of the Fraser Valley is located in Abbotsford.

Air travel for the city goes through the Abbotsford International Airport.

One of the largest industries is farming. Abbotsford is the largest dollar per acre of farming land in Canada. Earnings were around $1 billion in 2021.

The Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL) play at the Abbotsford Centre. They are the AHL farm team for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). They used to be home to the Abbotsford Heat from 2009 until 2014. Abbotsford used to be home to the Fraser Valley Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) until they moved to Langley.

## Other websites

- Official city website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Abbotsford
- **official name**: City of Abbotsford
- **nicknames**: "Abby", City in the Country, Raspberry Capital of Canada, A-Town
- **settlement type**: List of cities in British Columbia, City
- **flag size**: 120px
- **image shield**: Coat of Arms of Abbotsford.png
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **motto**: _"Unus Cum Viribus Duorum"_(Latin)
"One with the strength of two"
- **mapsize**: 200px
- **pushpin map**: Canada British Columbia
- **pushpin map caption**: Location of Abbotsford in British Columbia
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Canada
- **subdivision type1**: Province
- **subdivision type2**: Regional district
- **subdivision name1**: British Columbia
- **subdivision name2**: Fraser Valley Regional District, Fraser Valley
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 1892
- **established title1**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date1**: 1945
- **established title2**: Merger (politics), Amalgamation with the District of Sumas
- **established date2**: 1972
- **established title3**: Amalgamation with the District of Matsqui
- **established date3**: 1995
- **governing body**: Abbotsford City Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Ross Siemens
- **leader title1**: City Council
- **area land km2**: 375.33
- **area metro km2**: 606.72
- **area rank**: 1st in British Columbia
- **elevation m**: 38
- **elevation ft**: 124
- **population total**: 153524
- **population as of**: Canada 2021 Census, 2021
- **population density km2**: 409.0
- **population est**: 168478
- **pop est as of**: 2022
- **population metro**: 195726
- **population density metro km2**: 322.6
- **population rank**: List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, 32nd in Canada
List of cities in British Columbia, 5th in British Columbia
- **population demonym**: Abbotsfordian
- **timezone1**: Pacific Standard Time, PST
- **utc offset**: −8
- **timezone dst**: Pacific Daylight Time, PDT
- **utc offset dst**: −7
- **postal code type**: Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas, Forward sortation area
- **postal code**: List of postal codes of Canada: V, V2S–V2T, V3G, V4X
- **area code**: Area code 604, 604, Area codes 778, 236, and 672, 778, 236, 672
- **area code type**: Area codes
- **blank name sec2**: GDP (Abbotsford-Mission )
- **blank info sec2**: Canadian dollar, CA$6.9billion (2016)
- **blank1 name sec2**: GDP per capita (Abbotsford-Mission )
- **blank1 info sec2**: CA$38,162 (2016)
- **leader title2**: Member of Parliament (Canada), MP
- **leader title3**: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, MLA