The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 census, the population was 59,517. The area is 22,130.72 square kilometres. The administrative centre is located in the city of Nelson. Other municipalities include the City of Castlegar, the Town of Creston, the Village of Salmo, the Village of Nakusp, the Village of Kaslo, the Village of New Denver, the Village of Silverton, the Village of Ymir and the Village of Slocan (known locally as Slocan City to distinguish it from the appellation "the Slocan" for the entire Slocan Valley).
Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Central Kootenay had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+ Panethnic groups in the Central Kootenay Regional District (2001−2021)Panethnicgroup20212016201120062001 European 54,225 53,015 53,260 52,135 53,780 Indigenous 4,090 3,365 2,680 2,040 1,740 South Asian 730 440 185 185 60 East Asian 530 590 615 490 390 Southeast Asian 480 355 175 95 140 African 320 230 185 130 180 Latin American 255 185 80 115 55 Middle Eastern 50 10 0 30 95 Other 225 160 115 55 60 Total responses 61,175 58,340 57,300 55,290 56,495 Total population 62,509 59,517 58,441 55,883 57,019 Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Municipalities Municipality Government Type Population 2011 Population 2016 ChangeNelsoncity10,23010,572 +3.34%Castlegarcity7,8168,039 +2.85%Crestontown5,3065,351 +0.85%Nakuspvillage1,5691,605 +2.29%Salmovillage1,1391,141 +0.18%Kaslovillage1,031968 -6.11%New Denvervillage504473 -6.15%Slocanvillage296272 -8.11%Silvertonvillage195195±0.00%
Unincorporated communities Community Population 2011 Population 2016 ChangeWynndel (Parts A+B)542597 +10.15%Ymir245231 -5.71%EricksonunknownunknownN/AListerunknownunknownN/AKrestovaunknownunknownN/A
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References
BC Stats 2011-2016 Census Results
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