Photo: starkerry · CC BY-SA 3.0In a 50 km circle around Electoral Area G, Nanaimo: 6 places on the registers
Before 1961: just 4.1% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Powell River, 57 km away.
One place of the highest rank within 50 km of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
The nearest is “Former Canadian Pacific Railway (VIA Rail) Station, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia”, 6.3 km away in Qualicum Beach. Oldest of them is Bastion (1855), 36 km off. By designation: 2 heritage railway stations, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a National Historic Site.
The 6 nearest, within 50 km
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway (VIA Rail) Station, Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1914–1915 · 6.3 km away, in Qualicum Beach |
| McLean MillNational Historic Site · 1925–1966 · 34 km away, in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot |
| Merry Island LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1966 · 35 km away, in Welcome Beach |
| Christian Science SocietyListed in a community heritage register · 1932 · 36 km away, in Nanaimo |
| Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station, Nanaimo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1920–1921 · 36 km away, in Nanaimo |
| BastionHeritage designation · 1855 · 36 km away, in Nanaimo |
Within 50 km of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo, the oldest record dates from 1855
The area here stretches to 50 km around Electoral Area G, Nanaimo: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
6 places within 50 km carry a construction date. Before Confederation: one. Bastion, in Nanaimo, is the oldest (1855).
The biggest share of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 39%
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 28% of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s, against 15% in the typical town. From 2016 on, Electoral Area G, Nanaimo built 6% of its homes; the typical town built 4.1%. Half of the homes standing in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo today were built before 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 G, Nanaimo and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 8,412 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Parksville | 15,371 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Qualicum Beach | 9,640 | 2 | 0 | 1882 |
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo | 8,810 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairwinds | 7,125 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area G, Nanaimo in brief
Its housing is young: only 4.1% predates 1961, 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 is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area G, Nanaimo have on the registers?
Electoral Area G, Nanaimo has none of its own yet. Former Canadian Pacific Railway (VIA Rail) Station, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, in Qualicum Beach, is the nearest, 6.3 km away.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo?
4.1% 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).