Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area C, Central Kootenay and its setting: 9 historic places within 100 km
Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, 70 km from Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Before 1961: just 12% of the homes, where most towns have 18%.
9 places on Canada’s registers lie 100 km or less from Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
Doukhobor Suspension Bridge, 82 km off, is the nearest of 6 top-tier places. The record reaches back to 1864 with Fort Steele, 87 km away. 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 · 54 km away, in Salmo |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 69 km away, in Nelson |
| Doukhobor Suspension BridgeNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 82 km away, in Castlegar |
| Fort SteeleBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 1864 · 87 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| Fort SteeleNational Historic Site · 1887–1888 · 87 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| Rossland Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1898–1902 · 91 km away, in Rossland |
| Miners' Union HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 92 km away, in Rossland |
| Kaslo Municipal HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 93 km away, in Kaslo |
| S.S. MoyieNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 93 km away, in Kaslo |
Within 100 km of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
Reaching 100 km out from Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
The chart rests on 9 dated places within 100 km. One is older than 1867. The oldest is Fort Steele in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, from 1864.
7.9% of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay’s largest group of homes, 33%, went up from 1981 to 2000. 21% of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Count back from today and half of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay’s homes are older than 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 C, Central Kootenay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay | 1,672 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Creston | 5,976 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay | 5,243 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay in brief
Before 1961: just 12% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay have on the registers?
None inside Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay yet. The nearest is Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia, 54 km away in Salmo.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay?
12% 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).