Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainVernon River keeps its older homes: 34% from before 1961
Vernon River’s share is 1.9 times the typical 18%. The registers count 17 places within 25 km of Vernon River; the closest, Great George Street Historic District, is 19 km away. The nearest town with a top designation is Charlottetown, 20 km away. Of the 3 people born in Vernon River before 1914, Neil McLeod came first.
Most of what stands within 25 km of Vernon River dates from the decades after Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around Vernon River: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Within 25 km, 17 records give a date. 9 are older than 1867. First by date comes “Jean-Pierre Roma at Three Rivers, P. E. I.” in Three Rivers, from 1732.
17 historic places within 25 km of Vernon River
Oldest of them is “Jean-Pierre Roma at Three Rivers, P. E. I.” (1732), 25 km off. Nearest comes Great George Street Historic District, 19 km off, in Charlottetown. Between them, 4 towns share them, mainly Charlottetown, West River and Belfast.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Great George Street Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1864 · 19 km away, in Charlottetown |
| St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic BasilicaNational Historic Site · 1896–1908 · 19 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Province HouseNational Historic Site · 1839–1848 · 19 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Dundas TerraceNational Historic Site · 1889–1890 · 19 km away, in Charlottetown |
| FairholmNational Historic Site · 1839–1840 · 19 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Apothecaries HallNational Historic Site · 1900–1901 · 19 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Charlottetown City HallNational Historic Site · 1888–1889 · 19 km away, in Charlottetown |
| ArdgowanNational Historic Site · 1850–1851 · 19 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Blockhouse Point LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1876–1877 · 20 km away, in West River |
| All Souls ChapelNational Historic Site · 1888–1889 · 20 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Ravenwood House #5Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1820–1829 · 20 km away, in Charlottetown |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1833–1835 · 20 km away, in Charlottetown |
34% of Vernon River’s homes were built before 1961
Only 21% of Vernon River’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 3.4% of Vernon River’s, about the typical 4.1%. Over half of the homes in Vernon River were already standing by 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
A national historic person among Vernon River’s people of the past
The record holds 3 people born here before 1914. It starts with Neil McLeod, born in 1842. Francis Kelley closes the list, born in 1870. Fame, by Wikipedia: Francis Kelley first, in 7 languages.
Everyone born in Vernon River → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
How Vernon River compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,800 to 2,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Turner Valley, Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, Front of Yonge, Little Current and Rosthern No. 403. The middle one has 0. 11 of them have none.
Vernon River and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon River | 2,779 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East River, Part 1 | 2,657 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Crossroads | 2,366 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stratford | 13,152 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Belfast | 2,110 | 2 | 0 | 1845 |
| North Shore | 1,609 | 0 | 0 | — |
Vernon River in brief
Vernon River has 34% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Three lives from its past stand out: Francis Kelley (1870), Neil McLeod (1842) and Andrew Macphail (1864). For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
Questions about Vernon River’s history
How many historic places does Vernon River have on the registers?
None in Vernon River itself. The closest is Great George Street Historic District in Charlottetown, 19 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Vernon River?
The 2021 Census dates 34% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Why might a heritage building in Vernon River be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. 10 more listings in Vernon River are known through Wikidata alone, so they are counted, not paged.
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).