Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn a 100 km circle around Electoral Area B, North Okanagan: 6 places on the registers
From Electoral Area B, North Okanagan, look 42 km away, to Central Okanagan, for the nearest place of the highest designation. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 5.1% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
6 designated places lie within 100 km of Electoral Area B, North Okanagan
For the highest designation, go 56 km to Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway. “Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British Columbia” in Kelowna is the nearest, 49 km away. The record reaches back to 1912 with Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway, 56 km away.
The 6 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1927 · 49 km away, in Kelowna |
| Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley RailwayNational Historic Site · 1912–1915 · 56 km away, in Central Okanagan |
| Kamloops Memorial ArenaListed in a community heritage register · 86 km away, in Kamloops |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kamloops, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1928 · 87 km away, in Kamloops |
| NaramataBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 93 km away, in Penticton |
| SicamousHeritage designation · 93 km away, in Penticton |
Pre-1961 homes are scarce in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan: 13%, against a usual 18%
The busiest building years in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 49% of today’s homes. Half of the homes standing in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan today were built before 1981. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 20% of Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s, about the typical 23%.
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 B, North Okanagan and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | 3,415 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vernon | 49,527 | 2 | 0 | 1913 |
| Coldstream | 11,380 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Okanagan (Part) 1 | 3,482 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spallumcheen | 5,843 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Armstrong | 5,643 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area B, North Okanagan in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 13% were built before 1961, 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Electoral Area B, North Okanagan’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area B, North Okanagan have on the registers?
None within Electoral Area B, North Okanagan itself; the nearest is 49 km off: Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British Columbia, in Kelowna.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area B, North Okanagan?
13% 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).