5 heritage places lie within 50 km of Barnwell
The nearest town to Barnwell with a top designation is Stirling, 34 km away. 5.9% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.
The registers find 5 places within 50 km of Barnwell
The earliest date is Fort Whoop-Up’s, 1869, 49 km away. By designation: 3 provincial or municipal listings and 2 National Historic Sites. Their towns number 3: Stirling, Raymond and Cardston County first.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| Stirling Agricultural VillageNational Historic Site · 1890 · 34 km away, in Stirling |
| Michelsen FarmsteadProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 34 km away, in Stirling |
| Raymond Community CentreProvincial historic resource · 44 km away, in Raymond |
| Raymond Buddhist ChurchProvincial historic resource · 44 km away, in Raymond |
| Fort Whoop-UpNational Historic Site · 1869–1870 · 49 km away, in Cardston County |
Most of Barnwell’s homes went up from 2001 to 2015: 29%
Over half of the homes in Barnwell were already standing by 2001. Before 1961: just 14% of Barnwell’s homes, where most towns have 18%. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Barnwell 26% of its homes, near the usual 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Barnwell and its neighbours
Barnwell in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 14%, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Barnwell’s history
How many historic places does Barnwell have on the registers?
Nothing inside Barnwell; Stirling Agricultural Village in Stirling, 34 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Barnwell?
14% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
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).