HAGENSBORG

HAGENSBORG

Is a small and unincorporated community, located 22 kilometers east of Bella Coola, along Highway #20 in the heart of the Chilcotin region of British Columbia. A townsite was laid out in 1894, when a group of Norwegian colonists, who came from Minnesota and built a road from Bella Coola in addition to laying out land for agriculture and building a church and school. Hagensborg’s post office was established in 1900 and is located a few kilometers up the Bella Coola Valley. The settlement takes its name from Hagen B. Christiansen who owned a store and post office during Hagenborg’s early times. The word “Borg” is Norwegian for fortified place of where chiefs used to live. Tourism and little forestry make up Hagensborg’s economy. The Bella Coola Airport, which belongs, to the community of Bella Coola, is located in Hagensborg. There are some services in the community including a full-service grocery store/ gas station, hotels, as well as a bed and breakfast.    

HAGENSBORG’S POPULATION: 606