# South Surrey

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/South_Surrey
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/South_Surrey.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Surrey
> Source revision: 1304381506
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{more citations needed|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = South Surrey
| other_name         = 
| native_name        = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English -->
| nickname                  
Zoheb’s Home = 
| settlement_type    = [Town centre](/source/Town_centre) of [Surrey](/source/Surrey%2C_British_Columbia)<!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)-->
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = Downtown South Surrey on 152 Street.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 152 Street in Uptown South Surrey
| image_flag         = 
| flag_size          = 
| image_seal         = 
| seal_size          = 
| image_shield       = 
| shield_size        = 
| city_logo          = 
| citylogo_size      = 
| image_map          = 
| mapsize            = 
| map_caption        = 
| pushpin_map        = CAN BC Greater Vancouver<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map -->
| pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of South Surrey within [Metro Vancouver](/source/Metro_Vancouver_Regional_District)
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = Canada
| subdivision_type1  = Province
| subdivision_name1  = British Columbia
| subdivision_type2  = Region
| subdivision_name2  = [Lower Mainland](/source/Lower_Mainland)
| subdivision_type3  = [Regional district](/source/List_of_British_Columbia_Regional_Districts)
| subdivision_name3  = [Metro Vancouver](/source/Metro_Vancouver_Regional_District)
| subdivision_type4  = City
| subdivision_name4  = [Surrey](/source/Surrey%2C_British_Columbia)
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [Mayor](/source/Mayor)
| leader_name        = [Brenda Locke](/source/Brenda_Locke)
| leader_title1      = [MP](/source/Current_members_of_the_Canadian_House_of_Commons) ({{abbr|fed.|federal}})
| leader_name1       = [Ernie Klassen](/source/Ernie_Klassen) ([Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada))
| leader_title2      = [MLA](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_British_Columbia) ({{abbr|prov.|provincial}})
| leader_name2       = {{plainlist|
* [Stephanie Cadieux](/source/Stephanie_Cadieux) ([Liberal](/source/British_Columbia_Liberal_Party))
* [Tracy Redies](/source/Tracy_Redies) (Liberal)
}}
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = 
| established_title2 = 
| established_date2  = 
| established_title3 = 
| established_date3  = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| unit_pref          = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired-->
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
| area_water_percent = 
| area_urban_km2     = 
| area_urban_sq_mi   = 
| area_metro_km2     = 
| area_metro_sq_mi   = 
| population_as_of   = 2016
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=South Surrey Neighbourhood Profile|publisher=City of Surrey|url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-South-Surrey.pdf|accessdate=2018-01-27}}</ref>
| population_note    = 
| population_total   = 77,170
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| population_metro   = 
| population_density_metro_km2 = 
| population_density_metro_sq_mi = 
| population_urban   = 
| population_density_urban_km2 = 
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 
| population_blank1_title = 
| population_blank1  = 
| population_density_blank1_km2 = 
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi = 
| timezone           = [PST](/source/Pacific_Time_Zone)
| utc_offset         = −08:00
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −07:00
| coordinates        = {{coord|49.0455|N|122.7792|W|region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags-->
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 
| postal_code_type   = Postal code span
| postal_code        = 
| area_code          = 
| blank_name         = 
| blank_info         = 
| blank1_name        = 
| blank1_info        = 
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''South Surrey''' is a community within the City of [Surrey, British Columbia](/source/Surrey%2C_British_Columbia), located on the Semiahmoo peninsula in the southern portion of the City of Surrey, sharing a border with the City of [White Rock](/source/White_Rock%2C_British_Columbia). Neighbourhoods of South Surrey include [Crescent Beach](/source/Crescent_Beach%2C_Surrey), Crescent Heights, Elgin, Chantrell Creek, Morgan Creek, [Grandview Heights](/source/Grandview_Heights%2C_Surrey), Hazelmere, [Ocean Park](/source/Ocean_Park%2C_Surrey), and [Sunnyside](/source/Sunnyside%2C_Surrey). Most of South Surrey lies in White Rock's [population centre](/source/Census_geographic_units_of_Canada).<ref name="SSNP">{{cite web|title=South Surrey Neighbourhood Profile|publisher=City of Surrey|url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-South-Surrey.pdf|accessdate=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=White Rock [Population centre], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]|publisher=Statistics Canada|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=POPC&Code1=1021&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&SearchText=white%20rock&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0#map-popup|accessdate=2021-08-12}}</ref>

==Demographics==
At the time of the [2016 census](/source/Canada_2016_Census), the total population of South Surrey was 77,170.<ref name="SSNP" />

South Surrey has a senior population of 25,655, the largest concentration of citizens over the age of sixty in Surrey. It is also greater than any of Surrey's other town centres.<ref>[https://www.surrey.ca/community/6804.aspx City of Surrey Community Profile: South Surrey]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2 | Ethnic groups in South Surrey (2016)<ref>{{Cite web| title=South Surrey | url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-South-Surrey.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128083359/https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-South-Surrey.pdf | archive-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> !! %
|-
| rowspan=6 | Ethnic group || [European](/source/European_Canadian) || 72%
|-
| [Chinese](/source/Chinese_Canadians_in_Greater_Vancouver) || 15%
|-
| [South Asian](/source/South_Asian_Canadians_in_Greater_Vancouver) || 6%
|-
| [Indigenous](/source/Aboriginal_Canadian) || 2%
|-
| [Korean](/source/Korean_Canadians) || 2%
|-
| Other || 3%
|-
|- style="background:#efefef; font-weight:bold"
| colspan=2 | Total % || 100%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2 | Languages spoken in South Surrey (2016)<ref>{{Cite web| title=South Surrey | url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-South-Surrey.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128083359/https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-South-Surrey.pdf | archive-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> !! %
|-
| rowspan=6 | Language || [English](/source/English_language) || 84%
|-
| [Mandarin](/source/Mandarin_Chinese) || 10%
|-
| [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language) || 1%
|-
| [Cantonese](/source/Cantonese_language) || 1%
|-
| [Korean](/source/Korean_language) || 1%
|-
| Other || 3%
|-
|- style="background:#efefef; font-weight:bold"
| colspan=2 | Total % || 100%
|}

==Education==
Four public secondary schools serve the South Surrey town centre: [Semiahmoo Secondary School](/source/Semiahmoo_Secondary_School), [Earl Marriott Secondary School](/source/Earl_Marriott_Secondary_School), [Elgin Park Secondary School](/source/Elgin_Park_Secondary_School), and [Grandview Heights Secondary School](/source/Grandview_Heights_Secondary_School). Two private schools{{Snd}}[White Rock Christian Academy](/source/White_Rock_Christian_Academy) and [Southridge School](/source/Southridge_School){{Snd}}also serve the region.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-schools-new-expansion-locations |title=Surrey outlines $1.4-billion plan for new and expanded public schools |work=Daily Hive |date=September 23, 2020 |accessdate=November 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925145337/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-schools-new-expansion-locations |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Highways in South Surrey include Highway 99, Highway 15, Route 10, King George Boulevard.

Two major public transit exchanges serve South Surrey town centre, the [South Surrey Park and Ride](/source/South_Surrey_Park_and_Ride) and [White Rock Centre](/source/White_Rock_Centre), the latter partially located within the city of White Rock. Bus routes in the region feed into [Bridgeport SkyTrain station](/source/Bridgeport_station_(SkyTrain)) in [Richmond](/source/Richmond%2C_British_Columbia), and [King George](/source/King_George_station) and [Surrey Central stations](/source/Surrey_Central_station) in Surrey's [City Centre](/source/Whalley%2C_Surrey).

==Sports and recreation==
{{stack|{{multiple image
 | direction = vertical
 | align = right
 | width     = 175
 | image1    = 'The Duck Ponds' in South Surrey.jpg
 | caption1  = A pond located west of [Semiahmoo Shopping Centre](/source/Semiahmoo_Shopping_Centre)
 | image2    = Sunnyside Acres - main path.JPG
 | caption2  = [Sunnyside Acres](/source/Sunnyside%2C_Surrey) is a large urban forest in the region.
}}}}
South Surrey is home to the [Surrey Eagles](/source/Surrey_Eagles), a hockey team that plays in the [BCHL](/source/BCHL). The Eagles play their home games at the [South Surrey Athletic Park](/source/South_Surrey_Athletic_Park), where the South Surrey Arena is located. [Scott Gomez](/source/Scott_Gomez), a former Eagle who has accrued over 700 career NHL points, enjoyed a highly productive campaign with the Surrey Eagles over the 1996–97 season.

Softball City, a major softball sporting complex is also located at the South Surrey Athletic Park.
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.surrey.ca/ City of Surrey website]

{{SurreyBCNeighbourhoods}}

Category:Neighbourhoods in Surrey, British Columbia

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [South Surrey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Surrey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Surrey?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.