Cranbrook, British Columbia
Cranbrook | |
|---|---|
| City of Cranbrook | |
Downtown Cranbrook | |
| Motto: Mountains of Opportunity | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′29″N 115°44′49″W / 49.50806°N 115.74694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | East Kootenay |
| Established | 1898 |
| Incorporation | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wayne Price |
| • Governing body | Cranbrook City Council |
| • MP | Rob Morrison |
| • MLA | Pete Davis |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 31.97 km2 (12.34 sq mi) |
| • Agglomeration | 4,563.87 km2 (1,762.12 sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 16.32 km2 (6.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 921 m (3,021 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 20,499 |
| • Density | 641.2/km2 (1,661/sq mi) |
| • Agglomeration | 27,040 |
| • Agglomeration density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 20,008 |
| • Population centre density | 1,225.8/km2 (3,175/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cranbrookite, Cranbrookian |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 236-363, 250-417, 250-420, 250-421, 250-426, 250-464, 250-489, 250-581, 250-919, 778-261, 778-450, 778-517, 778-520, 778-550, 778-570, 778-687, 778-761, 778-963 |
| NTS Map | 82G5 Moyie Lake |
| GNBC Code | JAIQY |
| Highways | Highway 3 Highway 95 Highway 95A Highway 93 |
| Website | cranbrook |
| City Data | |
Cranbrook (/ˈkrænbrʊk/ KRAN-bruuk) is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 10 km southwest of the confluence of the Kootenay River and the St. Mary's River. It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2021, Cranbrook's population is 20,499 with a census agglomeration population of 27,040. It is the location of the headquarters of the Regional District of East Kootenay and also the location of the regional headquarters of various provincial ministries and agencies, notably the Rocky Mountain Forest District.
Cranbrook is home to the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel which presents static exhibits of passenger rail cars built in the 1920s for the CPR and in the 1900s for the Spokane International Railway.