Photo: Hameltion · CC BY-SA 4.0Within 25 km of Bowen Island, 39 places are on the heritage registers
The closest top-tier heritage to Bowen Island is in West Vancouver, 13 km away. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1999; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Top-ranked heritage near Bowen Island: 14 places within 25 km
The registers hold 39 within 25 km. Closest of all is Point Atkinson Lighthouse, in West Vancouver, 7.7 km off. They belong to 13 towns, chiefly Yaletown, Granville Entertainment District and Strathcona.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Point Atkinson LighthouseNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 7.7 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Binning ResidenceNational Historic Site · 1941–1942 · 12 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Lions Gate BridgeNational Historic Site · 1937–1939 · 17 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Stanley ParkNational Historic Site · 1888–1989 · 17 km away, in West End |
| St. RochNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 18 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Seaforth ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 19 km away, in Fairview |
| Bessborough ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 19 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Coastal ChurchHeritage designation · 1919 · 19 km away, in West End |
| Electra BuildingListed in a community heritage register · 1957 · 19 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Former Vancouver Law CourtsNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 19 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Hotel GeorgiaHeritage designation · 19 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Orpheum TheatreNational Historic Site · 1926–1928 · 20 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
Within 25 km of Bowen Island, the oldest record dates from 1880
Reaching 25 km out from Bowen Island: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
34 dated places within 25 km make up the record. First by date comes Vancouver's Chinatown in Strathcona, from 1880.
9% of Bowen Island’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Only 11% of Bowen Island’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 32% of Bowen Island’s homes. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 23% of Bowen Island’s, against 15% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Bowen Island and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Island | 4,501 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | 2,691 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gibsons | 5,090 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Vancouver | 47,929 | 2 | 2 | 1912 |
| Lions Bay | 1,375 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | 4,279 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 22,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
Bowen Island in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 11% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
Questions about Bowen Island’s history
How many historic places does Bowen Island have on the registers?
Not within Bowen Island. Its nearest is a top designation: Point Atkinson Lighthouse, 7.7 km away in West Vancouver.
When did Bowen Island become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Bowen Island dates from 1999; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Bowen Island?
11% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).