Photo: 36reasons · Public domain5 registered heritage sites stand within 100 km of West Kelowna
Few homes are old by the census: 2.2% before 1961, against 18%. Central Okanagan, 20 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is December 6, 2007; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Leave West Kelowna and the first historic place is “Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British Columbia”, 9.1 km away
By designation: 2 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. The earliest date is Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway’s, 1912, 22 km away. For the highest designations, the nearest of 2 is Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway, 22 km away.
The 5 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1927 · 9.1 km away, in Kelowna |
| Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley RailwayNational Historic Site · 1912–1915 · 22 km away, in Central Okanagan |
| NaramataBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 39 km away, in Penticton |
| SicamousHeritage designation · 39 km away, in Penticton |
| Similkameen Spirit TrailNational Historic Site · 69 km away, in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen |
9.7% of West Kelowna’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Over half of the homes in West Kelowna were already standing by 2001. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 27% of West Kelowna’s, against 15% in the typical town. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 36% of West Kelowna’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.
How West Kelowna compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 38,700 to 42,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Boucherville, Prince Albert, Yaletown, Penticton and Erin Mills. Their median is 0. 11 of them have nothing on the registers.
West Kelowna and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kelowna | 40,274 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tsinstikeptum 9 | 10,514 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 | 2,081 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kelowna | 167,654 | 2 | 0 | 1904 |
| Peachland | 6,302 | 0 | 0 | — |
West Kelowna in brief
Counted by age, only 2.2% of its homes come from before 1961, 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
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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 West Kelowna’s history
How many historic places does West Kelowna have on the registers?
West Kelowna has none of its own yet. Canadian National Railway Station, Kelowna, British Columbia, in Kelowna, is the nearest, 9.1 km away.
When did West Kelowna become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for West Kelowna is December 6, 2007, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in West Kelowna?
2.2% 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).