# Regional District of Kootenay Boundary

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 km$^2$ (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 33,152 living in 15,190 of its 18,998 total private dwellings, a change of 5.4% from its 2016 population of 31,447. With a land area of 8,080.76 km$^2$ (3,120.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.1/km$^2$ (10.6/sq mi) in 2021.
Panethnic groups in the Kootenay Boundary Regional District (1996−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 | 2006 | 2006 | 2001 | 2001 | 1996 | 1996 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 28,960 | 89.38% | 27,615 | 90.04% | 28,190 | 92.7% | 28,040 | 92.54% | 29,480 | 93.83% | 31,170 | 95.79% |
| Indigenous | 2,100 | 6.48% | 1,995 | 6.5% | 1,525 | 5.01% | 1,380 | 4.55% | 1,105 | 3.52% | 525 | 1.61% |
| South Asian | 410 | 1.27% | 110 | 0.36% | 115 | 0.38% | 195 | 0.64% | 235 | 0.75% | 220 | 0.68% |
| East Asian | 350 | 1.08% | 370 | 1.21% | 280 | 0.92% | 420 | 1.39% | 345 | 1.1% | 290 | 0.89% |
| Southeast Asian | 265 | 0.82% | 275 | 0.9% | 95 | 0.31% | 80 | 0.26% | 150 | 0.48% | 70 | 0.22% |
| Latin American | 110 | 0.34% | 55 | 0.18% | 40 | 0.13% | 15 | 0.05% | 55 | 0.18% | 90 | 0.28% |
| African | 95 | 0.29% | 170 | 0.55% | 110 | 0.36% | 80 | 0.26% | 10 | 0.03% | 100 | 0.31% |
| Middle Eastern | 20 | 0.06% | 10 | 0.03% | 15 | 0.05% | 30 | 0.1% | 25 | 0.08% | 10 | 0.03% |
| Other | 95 | 0.29% | 75 | 0.24% | 25 | 0.08% | 45 | 0.15% | 10 | 0.03% | 70 | 0.22% |
| Total responses | 32,400 | 97.73% | 30,670 | 97.53% | 30,410 | 97.66% | 30,300 | 98.56% | 31,420 | 98.67% | 32,540 | 98.89% |
| Total population | 33,152 | 100% | 31,447 | 100% | 31,138 | 100% | 30,742 | 100% | 31,843 | 100% | 32,906 | 100% |
* Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

## Municipalities

| 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 |