Place:Cranbrook, East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada

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NameCranbrook
TypeCommunity
Coordinates49.511°N 115.767°W
Located inEast Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
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Cranbrook is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River. It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2016, Cranbrook's population is 20,047 with a census agglomeration population of 26,083. 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.

According to the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, dated 09 February 2022, Cranbrook has a population of 20,499. This is also indicated in the latest census data on the Government of Canada website.[1]

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.

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