Burns Lake grew mostly after 1961: 84% of its homes

For Burns Lake, that is 0.9 times the typical town’s share, 18%. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 2.9% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.

Homes by age

The biggest share of Burns Lake’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 46%

29% of Burns Lake’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 7.2% of Burns Lake’s, against 15% in the typical town. Half of the homes standing in Burns Lake today were built before 1981.

16%

Before 1961

46%

1961–80

29%

1981–2000

7.2%

2001–15

2.9%

2016–21

Burns LakeTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

In brief

Burns Lake in brief

Counted by age, only 16% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.

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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).