Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain8 heritage places lie within 50 km of Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
From Electoral Area A, Nanaimo, look 53 km away, to Richmond, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Before 1961: just 11% of the homes, where most towns have 18%.
8 places on Canada’s registers lie 50 km or less from Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
The nearest is Bastion, 9.6 km away in Nanaimo. They are spread over 6 towns, including Nanaimo, Duncan and Welcome Beach. Gulf of Georgia Cannery, 49 km off, is the one top-tier place.
The 8 nearest, within 50 km
| BastionHeritage designation · 1855 · 9.6 km away, in Nanaimo |
| Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station, Nanaimo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1920–1921 · 9.6 km away, in Nanaimo |
| Christian Science SocietyListed in a community heritage register · 1932 · 9.9 km away, in Nanaimo |
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway Station (VIA Rail), Duncan, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1912–1913 · 37 km away, in Duncan |
| Merry Island LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1966 · 41 km away, in Welcome Beach |
| Active Pass LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1969–1970 · 48 km away, in Southern Gulf Islands |
| Gulf of Georgia CanneryNational Historic Site · 1894–1965 · 49 km away, in Richmond |
| Kinsol TrestleListed in a community heritage register · 49 km away, in Shawnigan |
Near Electoral Area A, Nanaimo, within 50 km: built places from 1855 on
Out to 50 km from Electoral Area A, Nanaimo, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Oldest of all: Bastion, Nanaimo, 1855. Dated places within 50 km: 7. One goes back before 1867.
Electoral Area A, Nanaimo’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 34% of its homes
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 33% of Electoral Area A, Nanaimo’s, against 23% in the typical town. New building in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo runs at the usual pace: 5.1% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. More than half of Electoral Area A, Nanaimo’s housing predates 2001.
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, Nanaimo and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo | 7,825 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley | 2,761 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | 4,702 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ladysmith | 9,926 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nanaimo | 111,845 | 5 | 0 | 1855 |
| Electoral Area C, Nanaimo | 3,733 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley | 2,597 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area A, Nanaimo in brief
Before 1961: just 11% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
Questions about Electoral Area A, Nanaimo’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area A, Nanaimo have on the registers?
Not inside Electoral Area A, Nanaimo. The closest is Bastion in Nanaimo, 9.6 km away.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo?
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).