Photo: James Cullin · CC BY-SA 3.0The heritage near Twillingate: 3 places in a 100 km radius
The nearest town to Twillingate with a top designation is Fogo Island, 41 km away. 3 people on record were born in Twillingate before 1914, Georgina Stirling the earliest. The municipality’s date on Wikidata is September 30, 1965: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation, the record doesn’t say which. Within 5 km of the town lies one more that belongs to it.
Twillingate’s area holds 2 top-tier places within 100 km
They are 2 National Historic Sites and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. Lighttower in Division No. 8, Subdivision H is the nearest, 14 km away. By age, Tilting leads, from 1730, at 49 km.
The 3 nearest, within 100 km
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1894–1895 · 14 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision H |
| Boyd's Cove BeothukNational Historic Site · 1981 · 24 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision L |
| TiltingNational Historic Site · 1730–1993 · 49 km away, in Fogo Island |
Just outside Twillingate: 1
| LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1.5 km outside the town |
A town of older homes: 25% of Twillingate’s were built before 1961 (18% is typical)
More of Twillingate’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 41%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up just 2.5% of Twillingate’s, below the typical 4.1%. Few of Twillingate’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 8%, the norm 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Lives that started in Twillingate, 1866–1908
Ernest M. Howse lived longest, to 91, dying in 1993. The record holds 3 people born here before 1914.
Everyone born in Twillingate → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Twillingate and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twillingate | 2,044 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision H | 1,798 | 1 | 0 | 1894 |
Twillingate in brief
Twillingate has 25% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The town’s people of the past are Georgina Stirling (1866), Ernest M. Howse (1902) and Peter Troake (1908).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- 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 Twillingate’s history
How many historic places does Twillingate have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Twillingate; Lighttower, in Division No. 8, Subdivision H, is 14 km away.
When did Twillingate become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Twillingate to September 30, 1965. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Twillingate?
25% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Twillingate be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 16 more listings in Twillingate, 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).