1913: the date of Cape Dorset as a municipality

Only 2.7% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 5.5% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.

Homes by age

The biggest share of Cape Dorset’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 43%

Few of Cape Dorset’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 19%, the norm 27%. Cape Dorset has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 29%, where most towns have 15%. Half of the homes standing in Cape Dorset today were built before 2001.

2.7%

Before 1961

19%

1961–80

43%

1981–2000

29%

2001–15

5.5%

2016–21

Cape DorsetTypical 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

Cape Dorset in brief

Its homes are mostly newer: 2.7% were built before 1961, 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).