Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s surroundings: 5 historic places within 50 km
For the highest designations, the closest town to Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay is Castlegar, 6.1 km off. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 6.5% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.
Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s area holds 3 top-tier places within 50 km
Nearest comes Doukhobor Suspension Bridge, 5.5 km off, in Castlegar. The registers hold 5 within 50 km. Their towns number 4: Rossland, Castlegar and Nelson first.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| Doukhobor Suspension BridgeNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 5.5 km away, in Castlegar |
| Rossland Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1898–1902 · 30 km away, in Rossland |
| Miners' Union HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 30 km away, in Rossland |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 33 km away, in Nelson |
| Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 34 km away, in Salmo |
The biggest share of Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 35%
Before 1961: 19% of Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s homes, near the usual 18%. Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 18%, where most towns have 15%. Half of the homes standing in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay today were built before 1981.
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 J, Central Kootenay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | 3,915 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Castlegar | 9,465 | 1 | 1 | 1913 |
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | 2,758 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | 1,432 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay in brief
The 2021 Census dates 19% of Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay have on the registers?
Nothing inside Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay; Doukhobor Suspension Bridge in Castlegar, 5.5 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay?
Before 1961: 19% of its homes; 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).