Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain7 registered heritage sites stand within 100 km of Central Okanagan West
Before 1961: just 3.5% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. Look 25 km away, to Central Okanagan, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
2 places of the highest rank within 100 km of Central Okanagan West
Penticton, Kamloops and Kelowna hold most of them, among 5 towns. By age, Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway leads, from 1912, at 39 km. The registers hold 7 within 100 km.
The 7 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1927 · 26 km away, in Kelowna |
| Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley RailwayNational Historic Site · 1912–1915 · 39 km away, in Central Okanagan |
| NaramataBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 70 km away, in Penticton |
| SicamousHeritage designation · 70 km away, in Penticton |
| Kamloops Memorial ArenaListed in a community heritage register · 84 km away, in Kamloops |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kamloops, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1928 · 85 km away, in Kamloops |
| Similkameen Spirit TrailNational Historic Site · 98 km away, in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen |
A growing town: 14% of Central Okanagan West’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Few of Central Okanagan West’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 14%, the norm 27%. Central Okanagan West has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 38%, where most towns have 15%. 31% of Central Okanagan West’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Central Okanagan West and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Okanagan West | 3,298 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lake Country | 17,637 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Duck Lake 7 | 2,091 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Okanagan (Part) 1 | 3,482 | 0 | 0 | — |
Central Okanagan West in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 3.5%, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Central Okanagan West’s history
How many historic places does Central Okanagan West have on the registers?
None inside Central Okanagan West yet. The nearest is Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British Columbia, 26 km away in Kelowna.
How old are the homes in Central Okanagan West?
Before 1961: 3.5% of its homes; 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).