Fruitvale is a village in the

West Kootenay The Kootenays or Kootenay ( ) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people. Boundaries The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Koot ...

region of southeastern

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. It is east of the city of

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along Highway 3B.

Early community

One of eight original stations on the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway opened in 1893, the location was named Beaver Siding. The name Fruitvale appeared in 1907, promoting a new subdivision. Despite the climate being unsuitable for fruit growing, the settlement prospered and was incorporated as a village in 1952.

Geography

The village of Fruitvale lies in the Beaver Valley, which is made up of Fruitvale, Beaver Falls, and Montrose.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, Fruitvale had a population of 1,958 living in 858 of its 881 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,920. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Schools

Fruitvale Elementary School serves students from kindergarten to grade 7. High school students are bussed to J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary School in nearby

. Beaver Valley Middle School (formerly Beaver Valley Junior Secondary ) closed in 2002.

Sports

The KIJHL's

Beaver Valley Nitehawks The Beaver Valley Nitehawks are a junior 'B' ice hockey team based in Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The N ...

hockey team play in Fruitvale. The village also has facilities for curling, bowling, soccer, golf, and baseball.

Notable people

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, former NHL player –

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and

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* Barret Jackman, 2003 NHL Rookie of the Year * Laci J. Mailey, actress – '' Falling Skies'', ''

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'' *

Ella Matteucci Daniella "Ella" Matteucci (born August 2, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey and baseball player, currently playing with the Team Sonnet of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). She played ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden ...

, ice hockey player – Markham Thunder ( CWHL) and

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* Paul Moller, inventor of the Skycar

References

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* {{authority control Designated places in British Columbia Villages in British Columbia Populated places in the West Kootenay