Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge sits on the north bank of the Fraser River, roughly 45 kilometres east of downtown Vancouver, with the twin peaks of the Golden Ears rising directly behind the town. The city covers about 267 km² and is home to roughly 95,000 residents according to the [2021 Census](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/). It stretches almost 30 kilometres east to west along the Lougheed Highway corridor — Pitt Meadows to the west, Mission to the east, the Fraser River to the south, and Golden Ears Provincial Park sealing off the north. Incorporated as a district municipality in 1874 and re-designated the City of Maple Ridge in 2014, it carries an unusual dual identity. The southern strip along the river and Lougheed Highway is genuinely urban in places — Town Centre at Haney Place, the historic mill village of Hammond, and the newer Albion Crossing area near the Golden Ears Bridge. North and east of that strip, the land climbs into the plateau and the character shifts quickly to rural-residential, equestrian acreages, and forest edge. Golden Ears Provincial Park, at roughly 625 km², begins almost at the back fence of some neighbourhoods. That geography produces real variety from one part of town to the next. The guides that follow cover the established Town Centre and Hammond / Port Haney waterfront, the newer townhome stock around Albion, the family-oriented suburbs of West Maple Ridge, and the rural-residential reaches of Silver Valley and the eastern plateau — each with its own commute pattern, school catchment, and relationship to the mountains and river that define the city. Visit the [City of Maple Ridge](https://www.mapleridge.ca/) for municipal details.