Photo: MSTakesPictures · CC BY-SA 4.0The heritage near Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver: 26 places in a 10 km radius
Few homes are old by the census: 4.8% before 1961, against 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Kitsilano, 6 km away.
Near Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver, within 10 km: 11 places of national rank
By designation: 12 provincial or municipal listings, 10 National Historic Sites and 3 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. Between them, 9 towns share them, mainly Yaletown, Granville Entertainment District and West Vancouver. The registers hold 26 within 10 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Bessborough ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 6.1 km away, in Kitsilano |
| St. RochNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 6.7 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Seaforth ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 6.7 km away, in Fairview |
| Point Atkinson LighthouseNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 8 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Stanley ParkNational Historic Site · 1888–1989 · 8.2 km away, in West End |
| Electra BuildingListed in a community heritage register · 1957 · 8.3 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Coastal ChurchHeritage designation · 1919 · 8.5 km away, in West End |
| Orpheum TheatreNational Historic Site · 1926–1928 · 8.6 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Vogue TheatreNational Historic Site · 1940–1942 · 8.7 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Former Vancouver Law CourtsNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 8.7 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Vancouver BlockHeritage designation · 1910 · 8.8 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Hotel GeorgiaHeritage designation · 8.8 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
Most of what stands within 10 km of Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver dates from the decades after Confederation
Within 10 km of Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
24 dated places within 10 km make up the record. “Victory Square, Vancouver”, in Yaletown, is the oldest (1886).
23% of Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 18% of Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s, against 23% in the typical town. Few of Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 5.9%, the norm 27%. 48% of Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%.
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, Metro Vancouver and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 22,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Point Grey | 13,429 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dunbar-Southlands | 21,117 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Greektown | 16,618 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Musqueam 2 | 1,879 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Arbutus Ridge | 15,083 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 2 | 1 | 1928 |
Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 4.8%, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a 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 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.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver have on the registers?
Not inside Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver. The closest is Bessborough Armoury in Kitsilano, 6.1 km away.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver?
4.8% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
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).