Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, Comox Valley’s surroundings: 5 historic places within 50 km
The nearest town to Electoral Area A, Comox Valley with a top designation is Powell River, 40 km away. 6.9% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.
5 historic places within 50 km of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
The oldest, Powell River Townsite Historic District, dates from 1911, 41 km away. Courtenay River in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley is the nearest, 14 km away. They belong to 5 towns, chiefly Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley, Courtenay and Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| Courtenay RiverListed in a community heritage register · 14 km away, in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley |
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway Station (VIA Rail), Courtenay, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1914–1915 · 15 km away, in Courtenay |
| McLean MillNational Historic Site · 1925–1966 · 29 km away, in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot |
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway (VIA Rail) Station, Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1914–1915 · 41 km away, in Qualicum Beach |
| Powell River Townsite Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1911–1956 · 41 km away, in Powell River |
The biggest share of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 35%
Half of the homes standing in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley today were built before 2001. 17% of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. In Electoral Area A, Comox Valley, 26% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley | 8,415 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cumberland | 4,974 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Comox | 15,884 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Courtenay | 32,869 | 1 | 0 | 1914 |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley | 7,830 | 1 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area A, Comox Valley in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 17% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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 Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area A, Comox Valley have on the registers?
Not inside Electoral Area A, Comox Valley. The closest is Courtenay River in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley, 14 km away.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
Before 1961: 17% 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).