Photo: Thegooduser · CC BY-SA 4.035 heritage places lie within 10 km of Collingwood
Only 8.5% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Strathcona, 6.4 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
Within 10 km of Collingwood, 10 top designations
The first one out is Hastings Park, 5.5 km away in Hastings-Sunrise. Between them, 12 towns share them, mainly Yaletown, Granville Entertainment District and Strathcona. By age, Vancouver's Chinatown leads, from 1880, at 6.9 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Hastings ParkProvincially Recognized Heritage Site · 1888 · 5.5 km away, in Hastings-Sunrise |
| Bloedel ConservatoryListed in a community heritage register · 1969 · 6 km away, in Riley Park |
| Canadian National Railways / VIA Rail Station, Vancouver, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 6.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Kuomintang BuildingHeritage designation · 6.8 km away, in Strathcona |
| Vancouver's ChinatownNational Historic Site · 1880–2003 · 6.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Vancouver Japanese Language SchoolNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 7 km away, in Strathcona |
| Ovaltine CafeListed in a community heritage register · 1912 · 7 km away, in Strathcona |
| Carnegie Community CentreHeritage designation · 7 km away, in Yaletown |
| Pantages TheatreListed in a community heritage register · 1907 · 7.1 km away, in Yaletown |
| Sam Kee BuildingHeritage designation · 1913 · 7.2 km away, in Yaletown |
| Hotel EuropeHeritage designation · 1909 · 7.4 km away, in Yaletown |
| Sun TowerHeritage designation · 1912 · 7.4 km away, in Yaletown |
The 10 km around Collingwood keep buildings from as early as 1880
Each historic place within 10 km of Collingwood, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Within 10 km, 30 records give a date. First by date comes Vancouver's Chinatown in Strathcona, from 1880.
Collingwood is still building: 15% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Over half of the homes in Collingwood were already standing by 2001. Only 12% of Collingwood’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 37% of Collingwood’s homes.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Collingwood and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 18,399 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Renfrew-Collingwood | 23,392 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Killarney | 32,167 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Broadview | 8,008 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Metrotown | 36,594 | 0 | 0 | — |
Collingwood in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 8.5%, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: it has no historic place, against 1 for the middle town its size.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Collingwood’s history
How many historic places does Collingwood have on the registers?
Collingwood has none of its own yet. Hastings Park, in Hastings-Sunrise, is the nearest, 5.5 km away.
How old are the homes in Collingwood?
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).