Photo: Ayadm · CC BY-SA 3.06 heritage places lie within 25 km of Upper Island Cove
For the highest designations, the closest town to Upper Island Cove is Harbour Grace, 4.1 km off. The newest homes, 2016 to 2021, are 4.3% of the total, the typical town 4.1%.
The highest designation, 4 times, within 25 km of Upper Island Cove
Their towns number 4: Division No. 1, Subdivision M, Harbour Grace and Bay Roberts first. Count to 25 km and there are 6. They are 4 National Historic Sites and 2 provincial or municipal listings.
The 6 nearest, within 25 km
| Harbour Grace Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1830–1831 · 5 km away, in Harbour Grace |
| Cable BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 6.6 km away, in Bay Roberts |
| Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)National Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 9.6 km away, in Carbonear |
| Kent CottageRegistered heritage structure · 12 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
| Brigus Stone BarnRegistered heritage structure · 13 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
| Hawthorne CottageNational Historic Site · 1830–1831 · 13 km away, in Division No. 1, Subdivision M |
24% of Upper Island Cove’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
More of Upper Island Cove’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 32%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 11% of Upper Island Cove’s, against 15% in the typical town. Half of the homes standing in Upper Island Cove 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.
Upper Island Cove and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Island Cove | 1,553 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Harbour Grace | 2,872 | 1 | 1 | 1830 |
| Spaniard's Bay | 2,664 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bay Roberts | 6,407 | 1 | 1 | 1913 |
| Carbonear | 5,041 | 1 | 1 | 1917 |
| Victoria | 1,837 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clarke's Beach | 1,555 | 0 | 0 | — |
Upper Island Cove in brief
The 2021 Census dates 24% of Upper Island Cove’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
Questions about Upper Island Cove’s history
How many historic places does Upper Island Cove have on the registers?
Upper Island Cove has none of its own; Harbour Grace Court House, in Harbour Grace, the closest at 5 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Upper Island Cove?
24% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
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).