Photo: 40rev · CC BY-SA 3.0Within 100 km of Moosonee, one place is on the heritage registers
Only 9.2% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Wikidata dates the municipality to 1903, which may be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
The highest designation, once, within 100 km of Moosonee
Nearest comes Moose Factory Buildings, 3.4 km off, in Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part. Count to 100 km and there is one.
The nearest, within 100 km
| Moose Factory BuildingsNational Historic Site · 1693–1694 · 3.4 km away, in Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part |
Moosonee built the most from 1981 to 2000, 42% of today’s homes
From 2016 to 2021 Moosonee added 3.1% of its homes, less than the typical town’s 4.1%. Count back from today and half of Moosonee’s homes are older than 2001. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 31% of Moosonee’s, about the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Moosonee and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moosonee | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Factory Island 1 | 1,511 | 0 | 0 | — |
Moosonee in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 9.2% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- 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.
Questions about Moosonee’s history
How many historic places does Moosonee have on the registers?
Inside Moosonee, none so far. At 3.4 km, Moose Factory Buildings in Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part is the nearest, with the top designation.
When did Moosonee become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1903 for Moosonee, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Moosonee?
The 2021 Census dates 9.2% of its homes before 1961 (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).