Regional District of Central Kootenay

Central Kootenay
Regional district
Regional District of Central Kootenay
Official logo of Central Kootenay
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A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red.
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

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 km2 (8,524.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) in 2021.

Panethnic groups in the Central Kootenay Regional District (2001−2021)
Panethnic
group 		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