Electoral Area A, Central KootenayBritish Columbia

Crime runs lighter where Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 36

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay itself · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Nelson detachment area

Violence across its police area runs at 8 per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 32, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 16.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Most households in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay own their home: 90%, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $420,000, about level with Canadian towns ($406,000) and below British Columbia’s towns ($720,000).

No high school in or near Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay: the closest is 30 km off

Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay’s household incomes are lower than in 87% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 23 min, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 94% of commuters at the census.

Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 28.6°C

Rain and snow peak in November, at 84 mm. Counting rain and snow alike, 689 mm falls in a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Midwinter nights in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay bottom out at −4.0°C on average. Between the last spring frost, 22 April, and the first in autumn, 18 October, lie 179 days.

Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay is older than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 60

1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.1% of residents, above both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

In Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay, 38% of the land is set aside as protected

20 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. A drive of 91 km reaches Kootenay National Park, the nearest national park. The protected share within 10 km is 26%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Also worth knowing: for a swim, Martell Beach is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km.

A normal November in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay runs from −1°C to 5°C

About 23 cm of snow falls in a normal November. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Creston forecast.

Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay in Ottawa as MP for Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies

Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20.

No public library stands in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay: the closest, Creston Valley Public Library, is 33 km away

After it comes Nelson Municipal Library (Nelson), 48 km away.

High radon around Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay: 19% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

The radon tests numbers here cover the East Kootenay health region

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.008 per $1,000 of buildings, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below British Columbia’s towns ($0.36). Wildfire is a moderate presence around Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay: 8.4% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.21% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Regional District of Central Kootenay.

Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay sits a long way from hospital care: 30 km for the average resident

At 13%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 8.9% for British Columbia. In the health survey, 57% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, above British Columbia’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 80.5 years at birth, 82.7 for women and 78.1 for men.