Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary and its setting: 5 historic places within 50 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 19 km from Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary, in Rossland. The typical town has 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 29%.
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary’s surroundings: 5 historic places within 50 km
They are spread over 4 towns, including Rossland, Salmo and Castlegar. The mix: 3 National Historic Sites and 2 heritage railway stations. Nearest comes Rossland Court House, 19 km off, in Rossland.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| Rossland Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1898–1902 · 19 km away, in Rossland |
| Miners' Union HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 20 km away, in Rossland |
| Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 21 km away, in Salmo |
| Doukhobor Suspension BridgeNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 24 km away, in Castlegar |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 46 km away, in Nelson |
Only 1.4% of Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
The busiest building years in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 39% of today’s homes. Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary built little from 2001 to 2015: 7.2% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. Half of the homes standing in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary 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 A, Kootenay Boundary and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | 2,008 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fruitvale | 2,068 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montrose | 1,072 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trail | 8,539 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Warfield | 1,729 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | 1,432 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary in brief
Counted by age, 29% of Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- 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. 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 federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
Questions about Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary have on the registers?
None in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary itself. The closest is Rossland Court House in Rossland, 19 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary?
29% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).