The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is one of 28 regional districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian census, the population was 31,447. The area is 8,095.62 km2 (3,125.74 sq mi). The RDKB was incorporated in 1966 and consists of eight incorporated municipalities and five unincorporated electoral areas. The regional district's offices are in the City of Trail, with secondary offices in the City of Grand Forks. Other major population centres include the cities of Rossland and Greenwood, and the villages of Fruitvale, Warfield, and Montrose. The region also encompasses electoral areas A (east of Fruitvale extending just past Champion Lakes and south to Waneta and the Pend d'Oreille River), B/Lower Columbia-Old Glory, C/Christina Lake, D/Rural Grand Forks and E/West Boundary including Rock Creek, Bridesville, Beaverdell and Big White Ski Resort.

Local government services provided by the RDKB to residents in the region include recreation and culture, planning, building inspection, environmental programs, economic development and public safety services for fire and other emergencies.

Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary 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 Kootenay Boundary Regional District (1996−2021)Panethnicgroup202120162011200620011996 European 28,960 27,615 28,190 28,040 29,480 31,170 Indigenous 2,100 1,995 1,525 1,380 1,105 525 South Asian 410 110 115 195 235 220 East Asian 350 370 280 420 345 290 Southeast Asian 265 275 95 80 150 70 Latin American 110 55 40 15 55 90 African 95 170 110 80 10 100 Middle Eastern 20 10 15 30 25 10 Other 95 75 25 45 10 70 Total responses 32,400 30,670 30,410 30,300 31,420 32,540 Total population 33,152 31,447 31,138 30,742 31,843 32,906 Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Municipalities Municipality Government Type PopulationTrailcity7,681Grand Forkscity3,985Rosslandcity3,556Greenwoodcity708Fruitvalevillage2,016Warfieldvillage1,700Montrosevillage1,030Midwayvillage674

See also Kootenays Boundary Country

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References

Community Profile: Kootenay Boundary Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada

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