Photo: Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada · CC BY 2.07 heritage places lie within 25 km of Miscouche
The closest top-tier heritage to Miscouche is in Summerside, 6.3 km away. 4 further listings on provincial or municipal registers are known only through Wikidata, so they have no page of their own.
Within 25 km of Miscouche: 7 places on the registers
By age, Seacow Head Light leads, from 1864, at 14 km. Nearest comes Former Summerside Post Office, 6.9 km off, in Summerside. The mix: 4 provincial or municipal listings, 2 National Historic Sites and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
The 7 nearest, within 25 km
| Former Summerside Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1883–1888 · 6.9 km away, in Summerside |
| Summerside stationRegistered historic place · 7.2 km away, in Summerside |
| Indian Head LighthouseDesignated heritage place · 1881 · 7.7 km away, in Kinkora |
| Seacow Head LightDesignated heritage place · 1864 · 14 km away, in Kinkora |
| St. Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchDesignated heritage place · 16 km away, in Malpeque Bay |
| Kensington Railway Station (Prince Edward Island)National Historic Site · 1904–1905 · 17 km away, in Kensington |
| TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1883–1884 · 21 km away, in Wellington |
Around Miscouche, within 25 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
No place near Miscouche is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The bars count 5 dated places within 25 km. Before Confederation: one. First by date comes Seacow Head Light in Kinkora, from 1864.
The biggest share of Miscouche’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 29%
Half of the homes standing in Miscouche today were built before 2001. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 25% of Miscouche’s, against 15% in the typical town. Before 1961: 20% of Miscouche’s homes, near the usual 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Miscouche and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscouche | 1,113 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Summerside | 19,006 | 3 | 1 | 1881 |
| Wellington | 1,972 | 1 | 0 | 1883 |
| Kensington, Part 1 | 3,357 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kensington | 2,016 | 1 | 1 | 1904 |
| Malpeque Bay | 1,351 | 1 | 0 | — |
Miscouche in brief
Counted by age, 20% of Miscouche’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: its past has one life on the record, Gilbert Buote (1833).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Miscouche’s history
How many historic places does Miscouche have on the registers?
Nothing inside Miscouche; Former Summerside Post Office in Summerside, 6.9 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Miscouche?
Before 1961: 20% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Miscouche be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 4 further listings in Miscouche 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).