Cranbrook, British Columbia

Cranbrook
City of Cranbrook
Downtown Cranbrook
Motto: 
Mountains of Opportunity
Cranbrook
Location of Cranbrook
Coordinates: 49°30′29″N 115°44′49″W / 49.50806°N 115.74694°W / 49.50806; -115.74694
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional DistrictEast Kootenay
Established1898
Incorporation1905
Government
 • MayorWayne Price
 • Governing bodyCranbrook City Council
 • MPRob Morrison
 • MLAPete Davis
Area
 (2021)
 • Land31.97 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
 • Agglomeration4,563.87 km2 (1,762.12 sq mi)
 • Population centre16.32 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Elevation
921 m (3,022 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
20,499
 • Density641.2/km2 (1,661/sq mi)
 • Agglomeration
27,040
 • Agglomeration density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Population centre
20,008
 • Population centre density1,225.8/km2 (3,175/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Cranbrookite, Cranbrookian
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
Area codes250, 778, 236, 672
Telephone Exchanges236-363, 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 Map82G5 Moyie Lake
GNBC CodeJAIQY
Highways Highway 3
Highway 95
Highway 95A
Highway 93
Websitecranbrook.ca
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.