Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe heritage near Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay: 5 places in a 50 km radius
From Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay, look 13 km away, to Castlegar, for the nearest place of the highest designation. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 2.2% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
3 places of the highest rank within 50 km of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay
Rossland Court House, 39 km off, is the oldest: 1898. All told, 5 places are within 50 km. At 10 km, Doukhobor Suspension Bridge in Castlegar is the closest.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| Doukhobor Suspension BridgeNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 10 km away, in Castlegar |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 21 km away, in Nelson |
| Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 30 km away, in Salmo |
| Rossland Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1898–1902 · 39 km away, in Rossland |
| Miners' Union HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 40 km away, in Rossland |
Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay built the most from 1961 to 1980, 43% of today’s homes
Homes from before 1961 are 15% of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay’s housing, about the typical 18%. Only 11% of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Count back from today and half of Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay’s homes are older than 1981.
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 I, Central Kootenay compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,700 to 2,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, Little Current and Wakefield have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | 2,758 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | 3,915 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Castlegar | 9,465 | 1 | 1 | 1913 |
Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay in brief
Its housing is young: only 15% predates 1961, 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
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 I, Central Kootenay’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay have on the registers?
Nothing inside Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay; Doukhobor Suspension Bridge in Castlegar, 10 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay?
15% 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).