Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain13 heritage places lie within 100 km of Electoral Area H, Nanaimo
Its housing is mostly newer: 5.5% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Powell River, 48 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
Near Electoral Area H, Nanaimo, within 100 km: 3 places of national rank
Bastion, 60 km off, is the oldest: 1855. The nearest is McLean Mill, 17 km away in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot. Within 100 km there are 13 in all.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| McLean MillNational Historic Site · 1925–1966 · 17 km away, in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot |
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway (VIA Rail) Station, Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1914–1915 · 18 km away, in Qualicum Beach |
| Courtenay RiverListed in a community heritage register · 37 km away, in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley |
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway Station (VIA Rail), Courtenay, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1914–1915 · 38 km away, in Courtenay |
| Powell River Townsite Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1911–1956 · 51 km away, in Powell River |
| Merry Island LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1966 · 55 km away, in Welcome Beach |
| Christian Science SocietyListed in a community heritage register · 1932 · 60 km away, in Nanaimo |
| Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station, Nanaimo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1920–1921 · 60 km away, in Nanaimo |
| BastionHeritage designation · 1855 · 60 km away, in Nanaimo |
| Cape Mudge LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1916 · 75 km away, in Electoral Area C, Strathcona |
| Motor Vessel BCP 45National Historic Site · 1927–1928 · 76 km away, in Campbell River |
| Light TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1921–1923 · 90 km away, in Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley |
Within 100 km of Electoral Area H, Nanaimo, the dated places belong mostly to the wars and the Depression
Reaching 100 km out from Electoral Area H, Nanaimo: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Within 100 km, building dates exist for 12 places. One goes back before 1867. The earliest is Bastion in Nanaimo, begun in 1855.
A growing town: 7% of Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
The busiest building years in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo were from 1981 to 2000, which account for 35% of today’s homes. 29% of Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Half of the homes standing in Electoral Area H, 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.
How Electoral Area H, Nanaimo compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,800 to 4,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Saint-Jacques. The middle one has 0. For 15, the registers list nothing.
Electoral Area H, Nanaimo and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo | 4,815 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot | 2,141 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Qualicum Beach | 9,640 | 2 | 0 | 1882 |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area H, Nanaimo in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 5.5%, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area H, Nanaimo’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area H, Nanaimo have on the registers?
Inside Electoral Area H, Nanaimo, none so far. At 17 km, McLean Mill in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area H, Nanaimo?
Before 1961: 5.5% 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).