Census Profile · BC Interior
2021 Census of Population, Greenwood, City, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Greenwood was home to 702 residents in 2021, up 5.6% from 2016. The median age is 61.6, and the typical household has 1.9 people.
Of the area's 375 households, 88% own their home and 12% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $47,600.
Greenwood holds the distinction of being Canada's smallest city by population, a former copper smelting boomtown in the Boundary Country that has settled into a quiet, history rich small town pace.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Greenwood, City, British Columbia, British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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