1955: the date of Wabush as a municipality

Its housing is mostly newer: 6.2% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Inside the town, the registers have no entry.

Homes by age

None of Wabush’s homes is from 2016–21 (4.1% is typical)

Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 69% of Wabush’s, against 27% in the typical town. Only 5.6% of Wabush’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. 19% of Wabush’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%.

6.2%

Before 1961

69%

1961–80

5.6%

1981–2000

19%

2001–15

2016–21

WabushTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

In brief

Wabush in brief

Most of its homes are post-1960: only 6.2% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town.

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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).