FedHeritage Lighthouse · 1969Cape St. Marys LighthouseLighthouse RoadPhoto: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Cape St. Marys Lighthouse · Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.02historic places on the registers
History of Clare · Canada’s heritage registers
In Clare, 39% of homes go back before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Clare has 2.2 times the share. All told, the heritage lists hold 2 historic places within the town. Counted by designation, there are a heritage lighthouse and a provincial or municipal listing. The earliest construction date, 1905, belongs to Sainte Marie Church.
Historic places
2
2.5 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1905
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
39%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Historic Clare, in 2 photos
Photos show both of the places Clare’s registers name. Begin with Cape St. Marys Lighthouse, then Sainte Marie Church.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Clare’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Other federal designationsProvincial and local listings
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
The 2, by tier
1 Other federal designations1 Provincial and local listings
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Other federal designations
One more federal designation in Clare
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
On a provincial or local list in Clare: one place
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalProvincially Registered Property · 1905Sainte Marie ChurchPhoto: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Around the town
Within 50 km of Clare, one top designation
All told, 5 places are within 50 km. At 20 km, Boars Head Lighthouse in Digby is the closest. The oldest, Argyle Township Court House and Gaol, dates from 1802, 44 km away.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| Boars Head LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1957–1958 · 20 km away, in Digby |
| Argyle Township Court House and GaolNational Historic Site · 1802–1806 · 44 km away, in Argyle |
| Yarmouth County Museum & ArchivesMunicipally Registered Property · 1935 · 45 km away, in Yarmouth |
| Sainte Anne's Catholic ChurchMunicipally Registered Property · 1901 · 47 km away, in Argyle |
| Cape Forchu LighthouseMunicipally Registered Property · 1839 · 48 km away, in Yarmouth |
Homes by age
Little new building in Clare: 1% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Clare’s homes are older than 1981. Few of Clare’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 7.6%, the norm 15%. 30% of Clare’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
39%
Before 1961
30%
1961–80
23%
1981–2000
7.6%
2001–15
1%
2016–21
ClareTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
From 1860 to 1906: lives that began in Clare
4 Wikipedias cover Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau, the most of anyone here. Most of them, 6 of 7, came into the world in the decades after Confederation. Before 1914, 7 births here made the record. George R. Deveau reached 92, the longest life here, ending in 1983.
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Joseph Willie Comeau
Amédée Melanson
George A. Burridge
George R. Deveau
George Nowlan
Desire J. Comeau
18501875190019251950
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau1860–1911 · Canadian politician
George Nowlan1898–1965 · Canadian politician
JC
Joseph Willie Comeau1876–1966 · Canadian politician
GB
George A. Burridge1883–1969 · Canadian politician
AM
Amédée Melanson1882–1930 · Canadian politician
GD
George R. Deveau1891–1983 · Canadian politician
DC
Desire J. Comeau1906–1972 · Canadian politician
Everyone born in Clare → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Towns its size
Clare has the most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,000 to 8,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Clare2
The middle one has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
In brief
Clare in brief
Housing in Clare includes 39% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. There are 2 historic places in all. No town its size has more historic places: it leads the 16 nearest in population. Of its people of the past, the best known are Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau (1860), George Nowlan (1898) and Joseph Willie Comeau (1876). The other figures are unremarkable: its one place was designated in 2016.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
- 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 Clare’s history
How old are the homes in Clare?
Before 1961: 39% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
How many historic places does Clare have on the registers?
Inside Clare: 2 historic places.
What is the oldest building in Clare?
Sainte Marie Church (Provincially Registered Property): the first construction date on its record is 1905.
Why might a heritage building in Clare be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 3 further listings in Clare show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).