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| name                     = Cranbrook
| official_name            = City of Cranbrook
| settlement_type          = [[List of cities in British Columbia|City]]
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| motto                    = Mountains of Opportunity
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location of Cranbrook
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| subdivision_name         = Canada
| subdivision_type1        = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[British Columbia]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of British Columbia Regional Districts|Regional District]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Regional District of East Kootenay|East Kootenay]]
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| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Wayne Price<ref>{{cite web |title=MEET OUR MAYOR |url=https://cranbrook.ca/our-city/mayor-and-council/meet-our-mayor/ |website=Mayor and Council |publisher=City of Cranbrook |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
| leader_title2            = Governing body
| leader_name2             = [[Cranbrook City Council]]
| leader_title3            = [[House of Commons of Canada|MP]]
| leader_name3             = [[Rob Morrison (politician)|Rob Morrison]]
| leader_title4            = [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|MLA]]
| leader_name4             = [[Tom Shypitka]]
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1898
| established_title2       = Incorporation
| established_date2        = 1905
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| area_footnotes = &nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/><ref name=craca/><ref name=crapc>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Cranbrook&DGUIDlist=2021S05100210&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table: Cranbrook, British Columbia [Population centre]|access-date=25 February 2023|date=1 February 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           =
| area_total_sq_mi         =
| area_land_km2            = 31.97
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| area_blank1_km2          = 4563.87
| area_blank2_title = [[Census geographic units of Canada#Population centres|Population centre]]
| area_blank2_km2 = 16.32
| population_as_of         = 2021
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| population_total         = 20,499
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| population_blank1        = 27,040
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| population_blank2        = 20,008
| population_density_km2   = 641.2
| population_density_blank1_km2 = 5.9
| population_density_blank2_km2 = 1,225.8
| population_demonym = Cranbrookite, Cranbrookian
| timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset               = −07:00
| timezone_DST             = MDT
| utc_offset_DST           = −06:00
| coordinates              = {{coord|49|30|29|N|115|44|49|W|region:CA-BC|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|JAIQY|Cranbrook}}</ref>|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m              = 921
| elevation_ft             = 3021
| postal_code_type         = [[Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas|Forward sortation area]]
| postal_code              = [[List of V postal codes of Canada|V1C]]
| area_code                = [[Area code 250|250]], [[Area code 778|778]], [[Area code 236|236]], [[Area code 672|672]]
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| website                  = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes                = City Data
}}

'''Cranbrook''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|r|æ|n|b|r|ʊ|k}} {{respell|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 River (British Columbia)|St. Mary's River]].<ref>[https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/4786.html BCGNIS entry "Cranbrook (city)"]</ref> It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the [[East Kootenay]]. As of 2021, Cranbrook's population is 20,499<ref name="2021census" /> with a [[Census geographic units of Canada#Census agglomerations|census agglomeration]] population of 27,040.<ref name=craca>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Cranbrook&DGUIDlist=2021S0504905&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table: Cranbrook, British Columbia [Census agglomeration] |access-date=25 February 2023|date=1 February 2023}}</ref> It is the location of the headquarters of the [[Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia|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 [[Canadian Pacific Railway|CPR]] and in the 1900s for the [[Spokane International Railway]].

== History ==
[[File:Cranbrook's welcome sign.JPG|thumb|left|Cranbrook's welcome sign]]
Originally inhabited by [[Ktunaxa]] peoples, the land that Cranbrook now occupies was bought by European settlers, notably [[James Baker (Canadian politician)|Colonel James Baker]] who named his newly acquired land Cranbrook after his home in [[Cranbrook, Kent|Cranbrook]], [[Kent]], England.<ref name = Akrigg>{{Citation | last1 =Akrigg | first1 =G.P.V. | last2 =Akrigg | first2 =Helen B. | title =British Columbia Place Names | place =Vancouver | publisher =UBC Press | year =1986 | edition =3rd, 1997 | isbn =0-7748-0636-2 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbiap0000akri_w1q9 }}</ref>{{rp|55}} In 1890, the [[Kootenay Indian Residential School]], also called St. Eugene's, opened in Cranbrook, and operated until 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools-in-canada-interactive-map |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |title=Residential Schools in Canada Interactive Map |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref>

In 1898, Baker had successfully convinced [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] to establish their [[Crowsnest Pass]] line through Cranbrook rather than nearby Gold Rush Boom Town [[Fort Steele, British Columbia|Fort Steele]]. With that accomplishment Cranbrook became the major centre of the region, while [[Fort Steele, British Columbia|Fort Steele]] declined; however, the latter is today a [[Fort Steele|preserved heritage town]].

On November 1, 1905, Cranbrook was incorporated as a city.

Some of the major industries include mining and forestry services, trades, and health care.

== Geography ==
While much of the city is relatively flat, Cranbrook is surrounded by many rising hills where many residential homes are located.<ref>[http://www.cranbrook.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=380 City of Cranbrook] website.</ref> Cranbrook faces the [[Purcell Mountains]] to the west and the [[Rocky Mountains]] to the north and east. There are many lakes in close proximity to Cranbrook. Some of these lakes include Jim Smith Lake, Wasa Lake, Lazy Lake, Moyie Lake, Monroe Lake, Norbury Lake and Elizabeth Lake. Many of these lakes contain opportunities for boating, fishing and camping. There are public recreational beaches and provincial campgrounds.

== Climate ==
Cranbrook features a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') under the [[Köppen climate classification]] with very warm, sunny summer days followed by cool nights, and moderately cold and snowy winters. [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]] reports Cranbrook as having the most sunshine hours of any [[British Columbia|BC]] city at approximately 2190.5 hours annually. It is a fairly dry city throughout the year, and when [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] does fall a good percentage of it will be in the form of [[snow]]. Environment and Climate Change Canada also states that the city experiences some of the lightest wind speeds year-round, has few [[fog]]gy days, and has among the highest average [[barometric pressure]] of any city in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/weather/winners/city.cfm |title=Weather Winners WebSite |access-date=July 10, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060711175059/http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/weather/winners/city.cfm |archive-date=July 11, 2006}}</ref> [[Frost]]-free days average 127 days, typically occurring between May 18 to September 23. [[Mean]] daily temperatures range from {{cvt|-6.5|C}} to {{cvt|19.2|C}}. However, temperatures can range from {{cvt|-20|C}} in the winter to {{cvt|35|C}} in the summer months. Overall, its climate is extremely similar to that of Kelowna, in the nearby Okanagan Valley to the west - especially in regard to precipitation patterns and total monthly accumulation. However, Kelowna is significantly warmer throughout all seasons.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Cranbrook was {{cvt|40.5|C}} on August 10, 2018.<ref name=High2018>{{cite web |title=Daily Data Report for August 2018 - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?StationID=50818 |website=climate.weather.gc.ca |date = 31 October 2011|access-date=12 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-41.1|C}} on January 19, 1958.<ref name="January 1958">{{cite web
|url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1938-02-01%7C1968-02-29&mlyRange=1938-01-01%7C1968-12-01&StationID=1173&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2017&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=1&txtStationName=cranbrook&timeframe=2&Year=1958
|title=Daily Data Report for January 1958
|date=31 October 2011
|publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada
|access-date=February 26, 2017 }}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Cranbrook ([[Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport]])<br>[[Location identifier#WMO station identifiers|WMO ID]]: 71880; coordinates {{coordinates|49|36|44|N|115|46|55|W|type:airport_region:CA-BC|name=Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport}}; elevation: {{cvt|940.0|m}}; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present{{efn|Climate data was recorded at Cranbrook from January 1901 to March 1939 and at Cranbrook Airport from February 1938 to present.}}
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 13.9
|Feb record high C = 13.5
|Mar record high C = 22.4
|Apr record high C = 30.6
|May record high C = 34.2
|Jun record high C = 40.1
|Jul record high C = 38.9
|Aug record high C = 40.5
|Sep record high C = 33.9
|Oct record high C = 29.4
|Nov record high C = 19.5
|Dec record high C = 13.3
|year record high C = 40.5
|Jan high C = -1.9
|Feb high C = 1.6
|Mar high C = 7.3
|Apr high C = 12.8
|May high C = 18.3
|Jun high C = 21.5
|Jul high C = 26.9
|Aug high C = 26.6
|Sep high C = 20.4
|Oct high C = 11.4
|Nov high C = 2.7
|Dec high C = -2.8
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = -6.1
|Feb mean C = -3.5
|Mar mean C = 1.8
|Apr mean C = 6.4
|May mean C = 11.5
|Jun mean C = 14.9
|Jul mean C = 19.2
|Aug mean C = 18.6
|Sep mean C = 13.1
|Oct mean C = 5.6
|Nov mean C = -1.3
|Dec mean C = -6.5
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -10.1
|Feb low C = -8.6
|Mar low C = -3.8
|Apr low C = 0.0
|May low C = 4.7
|Jun low C = 8.2
|Jul low C = 11.3
|Aug low C = 10.4
|Sep low C = 5.7
|Oct low C = -0.3
|Nov low C = -5.3
|Dec low C = -10.1
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = -41.1
|Feb record low C = -37.2
|Mar record low C = -30.0
|Apr record low C = -17.2
|May record low C = -12.2
|Jun record low C = -4.4
|Jul record low C = -1.7
|Aug record low C = -5.0
|Sep record low C = -12.2
|Oct record low C = -29.4
|Nov record low C = -31.8
|Dec record low C = -40.0
|year record low C = -41.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 26.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 19.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 26.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 23.2
|May precipitation mm = 42.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 62.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 35.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 24.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 30.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 26.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 34.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 34.8
|year precipitation mm = 
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 4.8
|Feb rain mm = 3.4
|Mar rain mm = 11.9
|Apr rain mm = 17.7
|May rain mm = 41.1
|Jun rain mm = 66.4
|Jul rain mm = 38.1
|Aug rain mm = 25.4
|Sep rain mm = 30.9
|Oct rain mm = 18.7
|Nov rain mm = 13.8
|Dec rain mm = 6.6
|year rain mm = 
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 27.8
|Feb snow cm = 17.4
|Mar snow cm = 15.5
|Apr snow cm = 6.4
|May snow cm = 1.4
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 5.8
|Nov snow cm = 23.9
|Dec snow cm = 34.6
|year snow cm = 
|time day = 3pm
| humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 71.9
|Feb humidity = 58.5
|Mar humidity = 48.7
|Apr humidity = 41.0
|May humidity = 40.2
|Jun humidity = 42.6
|Jul humidity = 33.7
|Aug humidity = 32.2
|Sep humidity = 39.7
|Oct humidity = 50.7
|Nov humidity = 67.8
|Dec humidity = 75.2
|year humidity = 
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12.3
|Feb precipitation days = 9.1
|Mar precipitation days = 10.0
|Apr precipitation days = 9.2
|May precipitation days = 11.0
|Jun precipitation days = 13.4
|Jul precipitation days = 8.6
|Aug precipitation days = 7.2
|Sep precipitation days = 8.0
|Oct precipitation days = 9.6
|Nov precipitation days = 12.3
|Dec precipitation days = 12.9
|year precipitation days = 
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 3.0
|Feb rain days = 2.3
|Mar rain days = 5.3
|Apr rain days = 7.4
|May rain days = 10.9
|Jun rain days = 13.7
|Jul rain days = 8.8
|Aug rain days = 7.7
|Sep rain days = 8.0
|Oct rain days = 8.0
|Nov rain days = 5.4
|Dec rain days = 2.5
|year rain days= 
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 10.9
|Feb snow days = 7.6
|Mar snow days = 6.4
|Apr snow days = 3.0
|May snow days = 0.7
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.8
|Nov snow days = 7.8
|Dec snow days = 12.1
|year snow days = 
|Jan sun = 63.5
|Feb sun = 106.9
|Mar sun = 163.2
|Apr sun = 215.0
|May sun = 256.7
|Jun sun = 267.8
|Jul sun = 315.1
|Aug sun = 302.7
|Sep sun = 218.2
|Oct sun = 159.5
|Nov sun = 69.8
|Dec sun = 51.9
|year sun = 2190.5
|Jan percentsun = 23.7
|Feb percentsun = 37.5
|Mar percentsun = 44.4
|Apr percentsun = 52.2
|May percentsun = 54.0
|Jun percentsun = 55.0
|Jul percentsun = 64.2
|Aug percentsun = 67.7
|Sep percentsun = 57.5
|Oct percentsun = 47.6
|Nov percentsun = 25.5
|Dec percentsun = 20.4
|year percentsun = 45.8
|source 1 = [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]](Sunshine: 1981-2010)<ref name=High2018/><ref name="climatedata">{{cite web
|url= https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=BC&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=323000000&dispBack=0
|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020 Composite Station Data
|date=27 June 2024
|publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada
|access-date=August 14, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Cranbrook">{{cite web
|url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=cranbrook&searchMethod=contains&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2017&optLimit=specDate&Year=1901&Month=1&Day=1&selRowPerPage=25
|title=Cranbrook
|date=31 October 2011
|publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada
|access-date=February 26, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Cranbrook A">{{cite web
|url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=cranbrook+a&searchMethod=contains&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2017&optLimit=specDate&Year=1938&Month=2&Day=1&selRowPerPage=25
|title=Cranbrook A
|date=31 October 2011
|publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada
|access-date=February 26, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Cranbrook Airport Auto">{{cite web
|url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=cranbrook+airport+auto&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2017&Year=2017&Month=2&Day=25&selRowPerPage=25
|title=Cranbrook Airport Auto
|date=31 October 2011
|publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada
|access-date=February 26, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Daily Data Report for June 2021">{{cite web
|url= https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=2012-11-08%7C2021-07-09&dlyRange=2012-11-08%7C2021-07-09&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=50818&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2021&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&searchMethod=contains&Month=6&Day=10&txtStationName=cranbrook&timeframe=2&Year=2021
|title= Daily Data Report for June 2021
|date= 31 October 2011
|publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada
|access-date= 10 July 2021 }}</ref>
|date= 10 July 2021
}}

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
|title       = Federal census<br/>population history
|type        = Canada
|align       = right
|width       =
|state       =
|shading     =
|percentages =
|footnote    = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<br />
<ref name=2021census/><ref name=1956census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=I: Population | year=1958 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}</ref><ref name=1966census>{{cite book | title=1966 Census of Canada | volume=Population: Divisions and Subdivisions | series=Western Provinces | year=1967 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 9: Population by census subdivisions, 1966 by sex, and 1961}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | volume=Population: Geographic Distributions | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | year=1977 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 2: Census Subdivisions in Alphabetical Order, Showing Population Rank, Canada, 1981 | isbn=0-660-51563-6}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (British Columbia) | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?PR=59 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=59&CMA=0 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=January 6, 2010 | access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | title=Census Profile, 2016 Census | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref>
|[[Canada 1951 Census|1951]]|3621
|[[Canada 1956 Census|1956]]|4562
|[[Canada 1961 Census|1961]]|5549
|[[Canada 1966 Census|1966]]|7849
|[[Canada 1971 Census|1971]]|12011
|[[Canada 1976 Census|1976]]|13510
|[[Canada 1981 Census|1981]]|15915
|[[Canada 1986 Census|1986]]|15971
|[[Canada 1991 Census|1991]]|16447
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|18329
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|18476
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|18267
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|19319
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|20047
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|20499
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Cranbrook had a population of 20,499 living in 8,780 of its 9,058 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:20499-20047}}|20047|1}} from its 2016 population of 20,047. With a land area of {{cvt|31.97|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|20499|31.97|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Cranbrook&DGUIDlist=2021A00055901022&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 | title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table: Cranbrook, City (CY), British Columbia [Census subdivision]| publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=1 February 2023 | accessdate=25 February 2023}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Cranbrook (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5901022&Geo2=CD&Code2=5901&SearchText=Cranbrook&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5901022&Data=Count&SearchText=Cranbrook&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5901022&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Cranbrook&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5901022&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Cranbrook&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 16,500
| {{Percentage | 16500 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 16,845
| {{Percentage | 16845 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 17,030
| {{Percentage | 17030 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 16,555
| {{Percentage | 16555 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 16,655
| {{Percentage | 16655 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 1,965
| {{Percentage | 1965 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 1,710
| {{Percentage | 1710 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 1,310
| {{Percentage | 1310 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 1,090
| {{Percentage | 1090 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 1,115
| {{Percentage | 1115 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 385
| {{Percentage | 385 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 185
| {{Percentage | 185 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 85
| {{Percentage | 85 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 365
| {{Percentage | 365 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 155
| {{Percentage | 155 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 75
| {{Percentage | 75 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 325
| {{Percentage | 325 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 375
| {{Percentage | 375 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 185
| {{Percentage | 185 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 190
| {{Percentage | 190 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 220
| {{Percentage | 220 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 190
| {{Percentage | 190 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 115
| {{Percentage | 115 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 70
| {{Percentage | 70 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 45
| {{Percentage | 45 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 45
| {{Percentage | 45 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 19845 | 2 }}
| 70
| {{Percentage | 70 | 19560 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 18830 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 17950 | 2 }}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 18275 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 19,845
! {{Percentage | 19845 | 20499 | 2 }}
! 19,560
! {{Percentage | 19560 | 20047 | 2 }}
! 18,830
! {{Percentage | 18830 | 19319 | 2 }}
! 17,950
! {{Percentage | 17950 | 18267 | 2 }}
! 18,275
! {{Percentage | 18275 | 18476 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 20,499
! {{Percentage | 20499 | 20499 | 2 }}
! 20,047
! {{Percentage | 20047 | 20047 | 2 }}
! 19,319
! {{Percentage | 19319 | 19319 | 2 }}
! 18,267
! {{Percentage | 18267 | 18267 | 2 }}
! 18,476
! {{Percentage | 18476 | 18476 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

=== Religion ===
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Cranbrook included:<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=cranbrook&DGUIDlist=2021A00055901022&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (11,190 persons or 56.4%)
*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (8,060 persons or 40.6%)
*[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (155 persons or 0.8%)
*[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (120 persons or 0.6%)
*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (85 persons or 0.4%)
*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (45 persons or 0.2%)
*[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous Spirituality]] (25 persons or 0.1%)
*[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (15 persons or 0.1%)

== Education ==

=== Schools ===
Public schools are run by [[School District 5 Southeast Kootenay]], consisting of seven elementary schools and two [[middle schools]] that feed into the city's only high school: [[Mount Baker Secondary School]], home to approximately 1,000 students and 90 staff members. Mount Baker is the largest high school in school district five. Prior to 2004, the [[middle school]]s were referred to as junior high schools housing [[Educational stages|grades]] 8-10 rather than the current 7–9. However, due to declining enrollment, the school district adopted the new system. There is also a local home-school network.

The following 13 schools are located in Cranbrook.
* Aqamnik Elementary School (First Nations school located in [[St. Mary's Band]])
* Amy Woodland Elementary
* Gordon Terrace Elementary
* [[Highlands Elementary School (Cranbrook)|Highlands Elementary School]]
* Kootenay Christian Academy
* [[Kootenay Orchards Elementary School]]
* Laurie Middle School
* [[Mount Baker Secondary School]]
* Parkland Middle School
* [[Pinewood Elementary School (Cranbrook, British Columbia)|Pinewood Elementary School]]
* St. Mary's Catholic Independent School (private school)
* [[Steeples Elementary School]]
* [[T M Roberts Elementary School]]

=== Post-secondary education ===
Cranbrook is home to the main campus of the [[College of the Rockies]], which has over 2,500 full and part-time students from over 21 countries.<ref>[http://www.cotr.bc.ca College of the Rockies website]</ref>

== Transportation ==
Cranbrook is at the junction of major highways 3 and 93/95, and due to its close proximity to the borders of [[Alberta]] and the United States, it is an important transportation hub. Cranbrook has a major Canadian Pacific Railway yard, which serves as a key gateway for trains arriving from and departing to the United States.

The [[McPhee Bridge]] also known as the St. Mary's Bridge rises high above the [[St. Mary River (British Columbia)|St. Mary River]] and is near the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport and the Shadow Mountain Golf Community. It supports the thousands of people who travel between [[Kimberley, British Columbia|Kimberley]] and Cranbrook on highway 95A.

Approximately {{convert|5|NM|lk=in}} north<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref> is the [[Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport]], which has recently completed its 12.5 million dollar expansion including the lengthening of its runway from {{cvt|6000|to|8000|ft}}<ref name="CFS"/> feet in order to accommodate a limited number of international flights and an expansion to the Terminal for more passengers. The airport is served by [[Air Canada Jazz]] to Vancouver, [[Pacific Coastal Airlines]] to Victoria and Kelowna, and [[WestJet Link]] to Vancouver and Calgary. On February 11, 1978, [[Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314]], a [[Boeing 737-200]], nearly impacted a snowplow on the runway at the airport in Cranbrook, then lost control and crashed, killing 42 of the 49 people on board.

Cranbrook has a [[public transit]] system operated by [[BC Transit]], which runs [[buses]] on eight different lines.<ref>[http://bctransit.com/cranbrook/home Cranbrook Transit System.]</ref>

==Health care==
Cranbrook has the largest hospital in the region, the East Kootenay Regional Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |title=East Kootenay Regional Hospital |url=https://www.interiorhealth.ca/FindUs/_layouts/FindUs/info.aspx?type=Location&loc=East%20Kootenay%20Regional%20Hospital&svc=&ploc |website=www.interiorhealth.ca |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

== Sports and recreation ==
[[File:BigTreeCranbrook.JPG|thumb|"Big tree" mountain bike trail located on private land behind the Community Forest]]
[[Western Financial Place]] (formerly called the RecPlex) is a pool and hockey arena in Cranbrook that opened in 2000, and was formerly the home to the [[Kootenay Ice]] until relocating to [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]], in 2019.<ref>[http://cranbrook.ca/news/article/cranbrook-rec-plex-becomes-western-financial-place "Cranbrook Rec Plex Becomes Western Financial Place"], Cranbrook, August 1, 2012.</ref> Following their departure, the recreational centre became home to the [[Cranbrook Bucks]] who play in the [[British Columbia Hockey League|BCHL]].<ref>[https://www.cranbrookbucks.ca/2019/10/08/bchl-announces-cranbrook-bucks-expansion "BCHL Announces Cranbrook Bucks Expansion"], BCHL, October 8, 2019.</ref> A paved, two-lane {{cvt|28|km}} trail exists between Cranbrook and Kimberley, BC.<ref>[http://www.northstarrailtrail.com/the-trail "The Trail"], North Star Rails to Trails.</ref> This trail constitutes a section of the Trans-Canada Trail and is known as the Rails to Trails. Canadian Pacific Railway donated the rail right-of-way and the teardown of the railway began by CP Rail in 2009.<ref>[http://www.northstarrailtrail.com/area-info/history-of-the-trail "History of the Trail"], North Star Rails to Trails.</ref> In addition to this trail, there are 2000 acres of wilderness to explore in the community forest.<ref>[http://www.cranbrookcommunityforest.com/ Cranbrook Community Forest Society] web</ref>

== Media ==
;Newspapers
* ''[[Cranbrook Daily Townsman]]'' - Daily paper

;Radio stations
* 101.3 [[FM radio|FM]] - [[CBTK-FM|CBRR-FM]], [[CBC Radio One]] (repeats [[CBTK-FM]], [[Kelowna]])
* 102.9 FM - [[CHDR-FM]], 102.9 REWIND RADIO
* 104.7 FM - [[CHBZ-FM]], B-104, Country
* 107.5 FM - [[CFSM-FM]], 107.5 2day FM, Adult Contemporary

;Television
* Channel 5: (Air) Channel 4: (Cable) [[CFCN-DT|CFCN-TV-9]], [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] (analogue repeater of [[CFCN-DT]] [[Calgary]])
* [[Shaw TV]] (community cable channel)

== Notable people ==
The following notable people come from or were born in Cranbrook:
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* [[Ray Allison]], [[National Hockey League|retired NHL]] player
* [[Greg Andrusak]], retired NHL player
* [[Bowen Byram]], [[NHL]] player
* [[Brent Carver]], actor
* [[Glen Cochrane]], retired NHL player
* [[Tanya Fir]], Member of the Alberta Leglislature, 2019-
* [[James Heilman]], doctor
* [[Jim Hiller]], NHL head coach, retired NHL player
* [[Dryden Hunt]], [[NHL]] player
* [[Juggernaut (wrestler)|Juggernaut]], retired professional wrestler
* [[Jon Klemm]], retired NHL player
* [[Lillix]], former pop rock band
* [[Bernie Lukowich]], retired NHL player
* [[Brad Lukowich]], retired NHL player
* [[Donald C. MacDonald]], politician
* [[Jason Marshall (ice hockey)|Jason Marshall]], retired NHL player
* [[Bob McAneeley]], [[World Hockey Association|former WHA]] player
* [[Ted McAneeley]], retired NHL and [[World Hockey Association|WHA]] player{{col-2}}
* [[Evah McKowan]], novelist
* [[Bob Murdoch (ice hockey b. 1954)|Bob Murdoch]] and [[Don Murdoch]], retired NHL players
* [[Riley Nelson]], retired ECHL player and captain for the Colorado Eagles
* [[Rob Niedermayer]], retired NHL player
* [[Scott Niedermayer]], retired NHL player
* [[Kate Pullinger]], author
* [[Tom Renney]], former NHL and Olympic ice hockey coach
* [[Ben Rutledge]], Olympic gold medal rower
* [[Joel Savage]], retired NHL player
* [[Terence Patrick Segarty|Terry Segarty]], businessman and BC Minister of Labour
* [[Jonathan Shewchuk]], computer science professor
* [[Corey Spring]], retired NHL player
* [[Frank Spring]], retired NHL player
* [[David Sweet, OC]], Officer of the Order of Canada for work in forensic odontology
* [[Steve Yzerman]], retired NHL player
* [[Tom Shypitka]], three time Provincial Curling Champion (1979, 1991, 2010)
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== Sister cities ==
Cranbrook is twinned with
* [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]] (United States)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Notelist}}

== External links ==
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*{{Official website}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Cranbrook|Cranbrook}}

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