Since 1961: 96% of the homes in Pangnirtung

Against 18% in the typical town, Pangnirtung has 0.2 times the share. Old photographs of Pangnirtung span 1921 to 1929: 2 in all.

Homes by age

Only 2.5% of Pangnirtung’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)

Count back from today and half of Pangnirtung’s homes are older than 2001. 58% of Pangnirtung’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 18% of Pangnirtung’s, against 27% in the typical town.

3.8%

Before 1961

18%

1961–80

58%

1981–2000

19%

2001–15

2.5%

2016–21

PangnirtungTypical 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

Pangnirtung in brief

Its homes are mostly newer: 3.8% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.

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).