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Sparwood is a district municipality in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. It is the second largest community on the Elk River.
Located approximately 30 kilometers from Fernie, the District Municipality of Sparwood has approximately 4200 residents. Sparwood is quite large for its population, taking up an area of 191.01 square kilometers and incorporating the local coal mines.
In the late 1800s, there was a railroad stop known as Sparwood, which was so named because of the trees from this area being shipped to the Coast for manufacturing SPARS for ocean vessels.
The barn scenes from Disney's 1985 film The Journey of Natty Gann were filmed here. Sparwood is also home to the 2011 B.C provincial champion boys snowboarding team.(http://www.thefreepress.ca/sports/121650634.html)