| Fruitvale | |
| Official Name: | The Corporation of the Village of Fruitvale[1] |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Motto: | The Heart of the Beaver Valley |
| Mapsize: | 220px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kootenays |
| Subdivision Type3: | Regional district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kootenay Boundary |
| Government Footnotes: | [2] |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Fruitvale Village Council |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Steve Morissette |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1907 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1952 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.32[3] |
| Area Urban Km2: | 2.70 |
| Area Urban Sq Mi: | 1.04[4] |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1958[5] |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Coordinates: | 49.1156°N -117.5453°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [6] |
| Elevation M: | 681 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2234 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
| Blank1 Info: | Beaver Creek |
| Website: | Village of Fruitvale |
Fruitvale is a village in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. It is 16km (10miles) east of the city of Trail along Highway 3B.
One of eight original stations on the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway opened in 1893, the location was named Beaver Siding. The name Fruitvale appeared in 1907, promoting a new subdivision. Despite the climate being unsuitable for fruit growing, the settlement prospered and was incorporated as a village in 1952.[7]
The village of Fruitvale lies in the Beaver Valley, which is made up of Fruitvale, Beaver Falls, and Montrose.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fruitvale had a population of 1,958 living in 858 of its 881 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,920. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]
According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Fruitvale included:[9]
Fruitvale Elementary School serves students from kindergarten to grade 7. High school students are bussed to J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary School in nearby Trail. Beaver Valley Middle School (formerly Beaver Valley Junior Secondary) closed in 2002.
The KIJHL's Beaver Valley Nitehawks hockey team play in Fruitvale. The village also has facilities for curling, bowling, soccer, golf, and baseball.