Rutland is a neighbourhood of the City of Kelowna in the Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located on the northeast edge of the city's core. Nearby neighbourhoods include Dilworth, Belgo, Black Mountain, Toovey Heights, Hall Road, Ellison, Central City, and Southeast Kelowna.Kelowna City Sectors Map. It is a member of the Osoyoos Division Yale Land District.
Rutland is Kelowna's largest neighbourhood by far. Rutland has a population of 34,800 and the median age is 39.2. The neighbourhood is mostly residential, but also has a thriving business community and Kelowna City council is working with community groups to make plans for revitalisation of Rutland Town Centre.
History Rutland was an unincorporated town until it was amalgamated with the nearby city of Kelowna in 1973 by an act of the provincial legislature.
Rutland is named for an early settler, John "Hope" Matthew Rutland. Rutland, who had previously lived at Australian, near Quesnel, farmed wheat, planted the first commercial orchards, and installed the first large irrigation system in the area. In the 1900s he sold his land to a syndicate which subdivided the land and adjacent land and named the district after him. The post office was opened on October 1, 1908.
Demographics
+ Panethnic groups in Rutland (1991−2021)Panethnic group2021 census2016 census2011 census2006 census2001 census1996 census1991 census European 20,320 20,960 21,515 20,735 21,395 20,520 17,835 South Asian 2,580 1,355 1,195 735 720 780 340 Indigenous 2,190 2,210 1,940 1,425 700 665 1,110 Southeast Asian 1,200 725 345 565 235 135 230 East Asian 710 745 600 575 375 220 325 African 545 295 75 115 90 115 55 Latin American 355 200 65 245 110 135 170 Middle Eastern 230 185 0 10 0 90 80 Other/multiracial 165 130 55 50 0 35 20 Total responses 28,295 26,805 25,790 24,455 23,625 22,695 20,165 Total population 28,814 27,370 26,349 24,906 23,978 22,856 20,375
Notable people Johnder Basran, politician and businessman
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External links
Rutland Residents Association Town Map