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Revelstoke

A city in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. 8,275 people lived here in 2021, up 9.4% from 2016.

Land and hazards

HereRank in BC
In the farmland reserve (ALR)0.3%253rd of 267
Burned by wildfire since 19960.0%
Years with a mapped wildfire since 19195most recent 2009
Under mineral, placer or coal titles0.0%
Land area49 km²

Shares of the land area, measured by us from the provincial maps. Fire perimeters before the 1950s are less complete. A title or a past fire somewhere in the area says nothing about a given lot: a property report checks the parcel itself.

Source: Agricultural Land Reserve polygons, Agricultural Land Commission (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Fire perimeters – historical, BC Wildfire Service (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Mineral, placer and coal tenures, Mineral Titles Branch (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Water wells

32 water-supply wells on record; half are deeper than 58 m, and the median tested yield is 167 L/min. Wells here rank 88th of 296 for depth.

Source: Groundwater wells (GWELLS), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).

Climate

No climate station with full normals within 30 km.

Source: Climate normals 1981-2010, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada).

People and homes

HereBC
Population, 20218,2755,000,879
Change since 2016+9.4%+7.6%
Median age37.642.8
Under 1515.7%14.3%
65 and over13.7%20.3%
Median household income (2020)$96,000$85,000
Homes owned by the people living in them74.9%66.8%
Single-detached houses75.7%42.4%
Movable dwellings (mobile homes and the like)1.6%2.5%
Built before 196123.3%12.5%
Needing major repairs7.6%5.8%
Median home value (owners' estimate)$695,000$785,000
Median monthly rent$1,300$1,370
Worked from home11.9%22.6%
Unemployment rate10.0%8.4%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Who lives here

HereBC
Indigenous identity4.9%5.9%
Immigrants11.7%29.0%
Visible minority6.6%34.4%
No religion or a secular outlook69.0%52.1%

Bars: the dark bar is this place, the gold mark is BC.

Shown for context, like the other census figures. We don't rank or score places on these.

Source: Census of Population 2021, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

Census figures are from 2021; the next census results start in 2027. Area boundaries are Statistics Canada's census subdivisions, which follow municipal and electoral area lines.