Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area G, Central Kootenay and its setting: 5 historic places within 50 km
Castlegar, 22 km from Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 4.7% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.
5 historic places within 50 km of Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay
Between them, 4 towns share them, mainly Rossland, Salmo and Castlegar. Nearest comes “Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia”, 8 km off, in Salmo. Among them are 3 National Historic Sites and 2 heritage railway stations.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 8 km away, in Salmo |
| Doukhobor Suspension BridgeNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 21 km away, in Castlegar |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 28 km away, in Nelson |
| Rossland Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1898–1902 · 37 km away, in Rossland |
| Miners' Union HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 37 km away, in Rossland |
Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay built the most from 1961 to 1980, 32% of today’s homes
Count back from today and half of Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s homes are older than 2001. Like the typical town (18%), Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay has 18% of its homes from before 1961. In Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, 28% of homes date from 1981 to 2000, much as in most towns (23%).
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 G, Central Kootenay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay | 1,795 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Salmo | 1,310 | 1 | 0 | 1913 |
Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay in brief
The pre-1961 share of Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s homes is 18%, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay have on the registers?
Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay has none of its own yet. Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia, in Salmo, is the nearest, 8 km away.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
The 2021 Census dates 18% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).