Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn a 100 km circle around Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay: 10 places on the registers
Kaslo, 63 km from Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay, has the nearest place of the highest rank. The newest homes, 2016 to 2021, are 2.3% of the total, the typical town 4.1%.
Within 100 km of Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay: 10 places on the registers
By designation: 7 National Historic Sites, 2 heritage railway stations and a provincial or municipal listing. Kaslo Municipal Hall, 63 km away, leads 7 places with the top designation. “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British Columbia” in Nelson is the nearest, 48 km away.
The 10 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 48 km away, in Nelson |
| Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 49 km away, in Salmo |
| Kaslo Municipal HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 63 km away, in Kaslo |
| S.S. MoyieNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 63 km away, in Kaslo |
| Doukhobor Suspension BridgeNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 70 km away, in Castlegar |
| Fort SteeleBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 1864 · 80 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| Fort SteeleNational Historic Site · 1887–1888 · 80 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| Nikkei Internment Memorial CentreNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 86 km away, in Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay |
| Rossland Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1898–1902 · 88 km away, in Rossland |
| Miners' Union HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 89 km away, in Rossland |
From 1864 on: the dated places within 100 km of Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay
Places as far as 100 km from Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
10 places within 100 km have a date. One is older than 1867. The oldest is Fort Steele in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, from 1864.
Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay keeps more old homes than most towns: 25% from before 1961, against 18%
Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 22%, where most towns have 15%. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 26% of Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay’s homes. Over half of the homes in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay were already standing by 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay in brief
Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay has 25% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay have on the registers?
Inside Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay, none so far; Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British Columbia, 48 km away in Nelson, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay?
25% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).