Photo: GerthMichael · CC BY-SA 3.0Princeton’s surroundings: 7 historic places within 100 km
The nearest town to Princeton with a top designation is Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen, 20 km away. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1858; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Within 100 km of Princeton: 7 places on the registers
They are spread over 5 towns, including Penticton, Hope and Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen. Fort Hope, 67 km off, is the oldest: 1848. The first one out is Similkameen Spirit Trail, 20 km away in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen.
The 7 nearest, within 100 km
| Similkameen Spirit TrailNational Historic Site · 20 km away, in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen |
| NaramataBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 66 km away, in Penticton |
| SicamousHeritage designation · 66 km away, in Penticton |
| Christ ChurchNational Historic Site · 1861–1862 · 67 km away, in Hope |
| Fort HopeNational Historic Site · 1848 · 67 km away, in Hope |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1927 · 89 km away, in Kelowna |
| Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley RailwayNational Historic Site · 1912–1915 · 95 km away, in Central Okanagan |
New homes are rare in Princeton: 1.8% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
More of Princeton’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 40%. Homes from before 1961 make up 26% of Princeton’s housing; the typical town has 18%. Princeton built little from 2001 to 2015: 9.8% of its homes, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Princeton in brief
In Princeton, 26% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no historic place; and one person of its past, Gordon Lionel Gibson (1913).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Princeton’s history
How many historic places does Princeton have on the registers?
None in Princeton itself. The closest is Similkameen Spirit Trail in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen, 20 km away, a place of the highest rank.
When did Princeton become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Princeton dates from 1858; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Princeton?
26% 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).