Photo: Rschuurman · Public domainBarrhead County No. 11 and its setting: 30 historic places within 100 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 40 km from Barrhead County No. 11, in Lac Ste. Anne County. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has 1955, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
Within 100 km of Barrhead County No. 11: 30 places on the registers
The nearest is Fort Assiniboine, 26 km away in Woodlands County. By age, Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton leads, from 1794, at 98 km. They stand in 14 towns, Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra among them.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort AssiniboineNational Historic Site · 1823–1824 · 26 km away, in Woodlands County |
| Lac Ste. Anne PilgrimageNational Historic Site · 1889 · 51 km away, in Lac Ste. Anne County |
| Whitecourt craterProvincial historic resource · 72 km away, in Woodlands County |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 93 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 94 km away, in Glenora |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 94 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 95 km away, in McCauley |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 96 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 96 km away, in Downtown |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 96 km away, in Garneau |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 96 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 96 km away, in Downtown |
Near Barrhead County No. 11 (100 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the decades after Confederation
The area here stretches to 100 km around Barrhead County No. 11: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The bars count 18 dated places within 100 km. 2 predate Confederation. Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton, in Sturgeon County, is the oldest (1794).
Barrhead County No. 11’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 31% of its homes
Barrhead County No. 11 has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 20%, where most towns have 15%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 5.5% of Barrhead County No. 11’s, above the typical 4.1%. Before 1961: 20% of Barrhead County No. 11’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.
Barrhead County No. 11 and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrhead County No. 11 | 6,186 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Barrhead | 4,768 | 0 | 0 | — |
Barrhead County No. 11 in brief
Before 1961: 20% of Barrhead County No. 11’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- 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.
- 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 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 Barrhead County No. 11’s history
How many historic places does Barrhead County No. 11 have on the registers?
Barrhead County No. 11 has none of its own; Fort Assiniboine, in Woodlands County, the closest at 26 km, holds the highest designation.
When did Barrhead County No. 11 become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1955 for Barrhead County No. 11, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Barrhead County No. 11?
20% 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).