Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Beyond Gander’s limits, 4 historic places within 100 km
The nearest town to Gander with a top designation is Fogo Island, 88 km away. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1936; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
2 places of national importance within 100 km of Gander
The first one out is Boyd's Cove Beothuk, 55 km away in Division No. 8, Subdivision L. Oldest of them is Tilting (1730), 91 km off. All told, 4 places are within 100 km.
The 4 nearest, within 100 km
| Boyd's Cove BeothukNational Historic Site · 1981 · 55 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision L |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1894–1895 · 81 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision H |
| LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1883–1884 · 82 km away, in Twillingate |
| TiltingNational Historic Site · 1730–1993 · 91 km away, in Fogo Island |
Gander’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 34% of its homes
23% of Gander’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. New building is strong in Gander: 5.7% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%. Homes from before 1961 are 18% of Gander’s housing, about the typical 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Gander in brief
Counted by age, 18% of Gander’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
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.
- 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. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
Questions about Gander’s history
How many historic places does Gander have on the registers?
None inside Gander yet. The nearest, Boyd's Cove Beothuk, carries the highest designation, 55 km away in Division No. 8, Subdivision L.
When did Gander become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Gander dates from 1936; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Gander?
The 2021 Census dates 18% 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).