Regional District of Central Kootenay

Central Kootenay
Central Kootenay
Regional district
	Regional District of Central Kootenay
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	Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Administrative office location	Nelson
Government
• Body	Board of directors
• Chair	Aimee Watson (D)
• Vice chair	Ron Toyota (Creston)
• Electoral areas	A - Wynndel—East Shore–Kootenay Lake; B - Creston East - Kingsgate; C - Creston West; D - Kaslo; E - Nelson; F - North Shore; G - Salmo; H - Slocan Valley; I - Tarrys; J - Lower Arrow—Columbia; K - The Arrow Lakes;
Area
• Land	22,094.94 km2 (8,530.90 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	59,517
• Density	2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
Time zones
Most of the district	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight (PDT))
Electoral areas A, B, and C / Creston (no DST)	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
Website	www.rdck.ca

Last updated April 27, 2023

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 census, the population was 59,517. The area is 22,130.72 square kilometres. The administrative centre is located in the city of Nelson. Other municipalities include the City of Castlegar, the Town of Creston, the Village of Salmo, the Village of Nakusp, the Village of Kaslo, the Village of New Denver, the Village of Silverton, the Village of Ymir and the Village of Slocan (known locally as Slocan City to distinguish it from the appellation "the Slocan" for the entire Slocan Valley).

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Central Kootenay had a population of 62,509 living in 28,006 of its 31,588 total private dwellings, a change of

Panethnic groups in the Central Kootenay Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[4]		2016^[5]		2011^[6]		2006^[7]		2001^[8]
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	54,225	88.64%	53,015	90.87%	53,260	92.95%	52,135	94.29%	53,780	95.19%
Indigenous	4,090	6.69%	3,365	5.77%	2,680	4.68%	2,040	3.69%	1,740	3.08%
South Asian	730	1.19%	440	0.75%	185	0.32%	185	0.33%	60	0.11%
East Asian ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	530	0.87%	590	1.01%	615	1.07%	490	0.89%	390	0.69%
Southeast Asian ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	480	0.78%	355	0.61%	175	0.31%	95	0.17%	140	0.25%
African	320	0.52%	230	0.39%	185	0.32%	130	0.24%	180	0.32%
Latin American	255	0.42%	185	0.32%	80	0.14%	115	0.21%	55	0.1%
Middle Eastern ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	50	0.08%	10	0.02%	0	0%	30	0.05%	95	0.17%
Other^{[lower-alpha 5]}	225	0.37%	160	0.27%	115	0.2%	55	0.1%	60	0.11%
Total responses	61,175	97.87%	58,340	98.02%	57,300	98.05%	55,290	98.94%	56,495	99.08%
Total population	62,509	100%	59,517	100%	58,441	100%	55,883	100%	57,019	100%

Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Municipalities

Municipality	Government Type	Population 2011	Population 2016	Change
Nelson	city	10,230	10,572	+3.34%
Castlegar	city	7,816	8,039	+2.85%
Creston	town	5,306	5,351	+0.85%
Nakusp	village	1,569	1,605	+2.29%
Salmo	village	1,139	1,141	+0.18%
Kaslo	village	1,031	968	-6.11%
New Denver	village	504	473	-6.15%
Slocan	village	296	272	-8.11%
Silverton	village	195	195	±0.00%

Unincorporated communities

Community	Population 2011	Population 2016	Change
Wynndel (Parts A+B)	542	597	+10.15%
Ymir	245	231	-5.71%
Erickson	unknown	unknown	N/A
Lister	unknown	unknown	N/A
Krestova	unknown	unknown	N/A

Notes

↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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References

↑ "RDCK welcomes newest Board members and elects Chair, Vice Chair". November 15, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
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↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

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[euro-9] Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.

[EastAsian-10] Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.

[SoutheastAsian-11] Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.

[MiddleEastern-12] Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.

[Other-13] Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

[1] "RDCK welcomes newest Board members and elects Chair, Vice Chair". November 15, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

[2016censusBC_CDs-2] ↑

[2021census-3] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[2021censusB-4] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[2016census-5] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[2011census-6] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[2006census-7] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[2001census-8] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

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