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Community Profile

Photo: Kootenay Rockies Tourism / Dave Best
The Town of Golden is nestled between the spectacular Rocky Mountains to the east and the Purcell mountain range to the west, where the Kicking Horse River flows into the Columbia river. Combining a traditional British Columbia industrial base with a growing tourism sector, Golden attracts a broad cross-section of people from all over the world, who come to work, live, play, and stay. With spectacular scenery and access to numerous parks and wilderness areas, Golden is an enthusiastic mountain town offering plenty of outdoor recreation opportunities and cultural experiences.

Golden & Area A Community Profile

7,311

Residents in the Golden community
Golden & Area A

100+

Non-profit groups - one for every 73
residents
Imagine Kootenay / Golden CED

1M+

Annual visitors, up 37% at the visitor
centre in 2024
Tourism Golden, 2024 Annual Report

Workforce

39.6 yrs

Median age - below BC average of 42.8
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
Golden & Area A

32%

Hold apprenticeship, trades, or college
credentials - above BC average of 30-31%
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census
Golden

70.2%

Labour force participation.
Abive BC average of 63.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census - Town of Golden

Community Ammenities

Healthcare

Full Service Hospital offering emergency, surgical and obstetric services.

The community offers family practice at the Golden Medical Clinic, mental health services, and home care. Dental, optometry and allied health professionals.

Education

4 Schools + 1 Secondary

Golden, British Columbia, has a variety of public schools within School District 6 Rocky Mountain, covering elementary, secondary, and alternate education.

College of the Rockies, Golden Campus

College of the Rockies provides accessible post-secondary education, trades training, continuing education, and workforce development opportunities that support local learners, employers, and long-term community growth.

Golden Municipal Airport

The airfield supports day-time operations and is equipped with a paved 4,500 ft. x 75 ft. runway, several taxiways and parking areas, a terminal building, weather station, and aircraft fueling facilities.

Facilities

Mount 7 Rec Plex, Golden & District Arena (ice surface, arena lounge), swimming pool, curling club, skatepark, and numerous sports fields.

Golden & Area Community Profile

ETSI-BC Economic Dependencies Dashboard

For thousands of years, the abundance of the earth’s lands and waters provided us to live, work and play is a result of the ecological wisdom, stewardship and reciprocal relationship of the Ktunaxa and Secwepemc peoples whose unceded territory we continue to live, work and play. The area is also the chosen home of the Metis Nation Columbia River.
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