Photo: Shhewitt · CC BY-SA 4.0Lewisporte and its setting: 4 historic places within 100 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 81 km from Lewisporte, in Fogo Island. The earliest of 2 people born in Lewisporte before 1914 is Joseph W. Noseworthy. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1876; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
The registers find 4 places within 100 km of Lewisporte
Closest of all is Boyd's Cove Beothuk, in Division No. 8, Subdivision L, 38 km off. The earliest date is Tilting’s, 1730, 88 km away. They are 2 National Historic Sites and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 4 nearest, within 100 km
| Boyd's Cove BeothukNational Historic Site · 1981 · 38 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision L |
| LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1883–1884 · 53 km away, in Twillingate |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1894–1895 · 61 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision H |
| TiltingNational Historic Site · 1730–1993 · 88 km away, in Fogo Island |
New homes are rare in Lewisporte: 2.1% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Like the typical town (18%), Lewisporte has 19% of its homes from before 1961. More of Lewisporte’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 42%. Half of the homes standing in Lewisporte today were built before 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Lewisporte in brief
Counted by age, 19% of Lewisporte’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place; and people of its past such as Joseph W. Noseworthy (1888) and Frederick William Rowe (1912).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
Questions about Lewisporte’s history
How many historic places does Lewisporte have on the registers?
Not within Lewisporte. Its nearest is a top designation: Boyd's Cove Beothuk, 38 km away in Division No. 8, Subdivision L.
When did Lewisporte become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1876 for Lewisporte, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Lewisporte?
19% 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).