Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHistory around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan: 6 designated places within 100 km
Few homes are old by the census: 8.5% before 1961, against 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Central Okanagan, 41 km from here.
One place of the highest rank within 100 km of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
They are 3 provincial or municipal listings, 2 heritage railway stations and a National Historic Site. Nearest comes “Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British Columbia”, 48 km off, in Kelowna. The record reaches back to 1912 with Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway, 54 km away.
The 6 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1927 · 48 km away, in Kelowna |
| Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley RailwayNational Historic Site · 1912–1915 · 54 km away, in Central Okanagan |
| Kamloops Memorial ArenaListed in a community heritage register · 89 km away, in Kamloops |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kamloops, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1928 · 89 km away, in Kamloops |
| NaramataBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 92 km away, in Penticton |
| SicamousHeritage designation · 92 km away, in Penticton |
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 37% of its homes
32% of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. From 2016 to 2021 Electoral Area C, North Okanagan added 5.5% of its homes, more than the typical town’s 4.1%. More than half of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’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.
How Electoral Area C, North Okanagan compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,000 to 5,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Carbonear, North Park and Saint-Germain-de-Grantham. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have none.
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | 3,415 | 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 C, North Okanagan in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 8.5% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article 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. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
Questions about Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area C, North Okanagan have on the registers?
Electoral Area C, North Okanagan has none of its own yet. Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British Columbia, in Kelowna, is the nearest, 48 km away.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
The 2021 Census dates 8.5% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).