Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn a 100 km circle around Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay: 9 places on the registers
Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, 67 km from Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 4.5% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.
6 places of the highest rank within 100 km of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
The nearest is “Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia”, 60 km away in Salmo. Within 100 km there are 9 in all. Between them, 6 towns share them, mainly Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, Rossland and Kaslo.
The 9 nearest, within 100 km
| Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 60 km away, in Salmo |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 75 km away, in Nelson |
| Fort SteeleBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 1864 · 84 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| Fort SteeleNational Historic Site · 1887–1888 · 84 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| Doukhobor Suspension BridgeNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 88 km away, in Castlegar |
| Rossland Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1898–1902 · 96 km away, in Rossland |
| Kaslo Municipal HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 96 km away, in Kaslo |
| S.S. MoyieNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 97 km away, in Kaslo |
| Miners' Union HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 97 km away, in Rossland |
Within 100 km of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay, the decades after Confederation left the most
Reaching 100 km out from Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
9 dated places within 100 km make up the record. Before Confederation: one. Oldest of all: Fort Steele, Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, 1864.
Most of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 32%
Over half of the homes in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay were already standing by 2001. 32% of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. Like the typical town (18%), Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay has 18% of its homes from before 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,200 to 5,300 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover and Ritchie. The typical town its size has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay | 5,243 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Creston | 5,976 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay | 1,672 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay in brief
The pre-1961 share of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s homes is 18%, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay have on the registers?
None within Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay itself; the nearest is 60 km off: Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia, in Salmo.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay?
18% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
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).