Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAbove 97% of Canadian towns: 63% of residents said they have no religion
Set against 25% across Canada’s towns, 9.4% of households rent their home in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,008 residents; the 2021 Census found 690 households. Locally, 4.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Half of the town’s residents are over 49.2, older than in 83% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary
Fewer people than before
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary went from 1,891 people in 2016 to 1,624 in 2021, −14%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−14% since 2016, a pace below 99% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across British Columbia’s towns +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 24%.
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary sits below 85% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (8.6%)
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (23%), Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary is above 74% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 64% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary, 25%. This British Columbia town has fewer one-parent families than 98% of Canadian towns, at 3.6%.
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary sits above 79% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (55%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of common-law partners (14%), Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary is above 74% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 91% of Canadian towns, at 91%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Older homes outnumber new: 29% predate 1961, 8.6% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Nearly one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$96,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary had $96,000 before tax, 12% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across British Columbia’s towns has $87,000 before tax. The pandemic’s benefits: 18% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
2.8% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary has 2.8%. In Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary, 0.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary sits above 87% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (10%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
96% have English as their mother tongue; 1.9% also speak French
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 0.9%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns.
9.1% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
8.6% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 56%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 56%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary is younger than 3 of its 5 nearest neighbours
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary | 2,008 | — | 49.2 | 23% | 2.8% |
| Fruitvale | 2,068 | 1.5 km | 50 | 27% | 7.1% |
| Montrose | 1,072 | 5.1 km | 44.8 | 24% | 6.9% |
| Trail | 8,539 | 11.7 km | 49.6 | 28% | 9.2% |
| Warfield | 1,729 | 15.8 km | 44.8 | 23% | 6.9% |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary | 1,432 | 16.2 km | 55.6 | 28% | 6.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against British Columbia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over British Columbia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary’s residents
How diverse is Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary?
Immigrants make up 2.8% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 10% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary?
Christian: 35%. No religion: 63%. Another religion: 1.6%.
Is Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 64% of households are couple families and 3.6% one-parent families. Schools near Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary?
$96,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,008 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,624 in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary, 14% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary?
49.2 is the median age. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary bilingual?
English and French: 1.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 98%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).