| Kootenay Boundary | |
| Official Name: | Regional District of Kootenay Boundary |
| Settlement Type: | Regional district |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Kootenay_Boundary_BC_logo.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Map Alt: | A map of British Columbia depicting its 28 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | British Columbia |
| Seat Type: | Administrative office location |
| Seat: | Trail |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Regional district |
| Governing Body: | Board of directors |
| Leader Title: | Chair |
| Leader Name: | Diane Langman (Warfield) |
| Leader Title1: | Vice chair |
| Leader Name1: | Grace McGregor (C) |
| Leader Title2: | Electoral areas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Land Km2: | 8084.52 |
| Dimensions Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 31447 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.89 |
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.
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 8080.76km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
| 2021[4] | 2016[5] | 2011[6] | 2006[7] | 2001[8] | 1996[9] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
| Municipality | Government Type | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Trail | city | 7,681 |
| Grand Forks | city | 3,985 |
| Rossland | city | 3,556 |
| Greenwood | city | 708 |
| Fruitvale | village | 2,016 |
| Warfield | village | 1,700 |
| Montrose | village | 1,030 |
| Midway | village | 674 |