Russian origins in the West Kootenay
Russian origin is reported by 27.4 percent of the population in private households in Central Kootenay I, against 1.3 percent across Canada.
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About 1,150 people in Castlegar reported Russian origin. · West
Russian is reported by 14.3 percent of the population in private households in Castlegar and 13.6 percent in Grand Forks, against 1.3 percent across Canada.
The rural electoral areas around those two towns are higher again, at 27.4 percent in Central Kootenay I, and within them the strongest single dissemination area reaches 34.4 percent.
Of the 28 areas in Canada that report Russian above 25 percent, 4 are within the Castlegar and Grand Forks valleys.
Residents may report more than one origin, so the shares across origins can sum to more than 100 percent.
The map colour blends every origin a household reports, so an area whose households give one origin shows less strongly than one whose households give several. Group mode shows the share on its own.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population
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