Crawford Bay | |
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Village | |
  Crawford Bay Location of Crawford Bay in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′00″N 116°49′00″W / 49.68333°N 116.81667°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | West Kootenay |
| Regional district | Central Kootenay |
| Area | |
| • Land | 13.31 km2 (5.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 304 |
| • Density | 22.8/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| postal code | V0B 1E0 |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
| Highways | 3A |
| Waterways | Kootenay Lake Crawford Creek |
Crawford Bay is a community of approximately 350 people,[1] situated in the Purcell mountain range on the eastern shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.[2] This location on Highyway 3A is 76 kilometres (47 mi) by road north of Creston and 48 kilometres (29.8 mi) by road and ferry northeast across Kootenay Lake from Nelson.
- ^ Statistics Canada (March 13, 2007). "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Canada. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ^ Province of British Columbia (2010). "Crawford Bay". BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office. British Columbia. Retrieved 2010-07-25.