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Regional district in British Columbia, Canada
Regional district in British Columbia, CanadaCentral Kootenay Regional district Regional District of Central Kootenay
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 km (8,530.90 sq mi) Population • Total 59,517 • Density 2.7/km (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
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 5% from its 2016 population of 59,517. With a land area of 22,078.1 km (8,524.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km (7.3/sq mi) in 2021.
Panethnic groups in the Central Kootenay Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic 2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
Pop. %
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
European
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
530
0.87%
590
1.01%
615
1.07%
490
0.89%
390
0.69%
Southeast Asian
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
50
0.08%
10
0.02%
0
0%
30
0.05%
95
0.17%
Other
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
n.i.e. " and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
"RDCK welcomes newest Board members and elects Chair, Vice Chair" . November 15, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2019.^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)" . Statistics Canada . February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
"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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