Photo: Rioux Photography Edmonton, AB · Public domainClarenville’s surroundings: 17 historic places within 100 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 9.3% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Division No. 1, Subdivision G, 72 km from here.
Within 100 km of Clarenville, 8 top designations
They are 7 National Historic Sites, 5 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 4 provincial or municipal listings. The record reaches back to 1790 with Walled Landscape of Grates Cove, 77 km away. Within 100 km there are 17 in all.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1894–1895 · 33 km away, in Division No. 7, Subdivision L |
| Drake HouseRegistered heritage structure · 45 km away, in Arnold's Cove |
| Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)National Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 74 km away, in Carbonear |
| Port Union Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1916–1926 · 75 km away, in Trinity Bay North |
| Walled Landscape of Grates CoveNational Historic Site · 1790–2010 · 77 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision G |
| Harbour Grace Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1830–1831 · 78 km away, in Harbour Grace |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1908–1909 · 78 km away, in Trinity Bay North |
| Ryan PremisesNational Historic Site · 1857–1953 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Fish StorageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1891 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Store and Fish Purchasing CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1874–1880 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Retail StoreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1860–1875 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan ResidenceClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1860–1861 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
Within 100 km of Clarenville, the record goes back to 1790
The nearest historic places to Clarenville, out to 100 km, by the first construction date on each record.
The chart rests on 14 dated places within 100 km. 7 predate Confederation. Oldest of all: Walled Landscape of Grates Cove, Division No. 1, Subdivision G, 1790.
Clarenville’s building boom came from 2001 to 2015: 32% of its homes
From 2016 on, Clarenville built 4.6% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. 30% of Clarenville’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. More than half of Clarenville’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 Clarenville compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 7,400 to 7,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Colborne. The typical town its size has 0. 15 of them have nothing on the registers.
Clarenville and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarenville | 7,441 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision K | 1,116 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision L | 1,248 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision M | 1,878 | 0 | 0 | — |
Clarenville in brief
The census dates only 9.3% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
Questions about Clarenville’s history
How many historic places does Clarenville have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Clarenville; Lighttower, in Division No. 7, Subdivision L, is 33 km away.
How old are the homes in Clarenville?
Before 1961: 9.3% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Clarenville be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 2 more listings in Clarenville, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article they get no page.
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).