Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0Barrhead’s surroundings: 32 historic places within 100 km
For the highest designations, the closest town to Barrhead is Lac Ste. Anne County, 36 km off. The 2021 Census dates 3.5% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
4 places of national importance within 100 km of Barrhead
By age, Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton leads, from 1794, at 90 km. Fort Assiniboine in Woodlands County is the nearest, 33 km away. They belong to 16 towns, chiefly Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort AssiniboineNational Historic Site · 1823–1824 · 33 km away, in Woodlands County |
| Lac Ste. Anne PilgrimageNational Historic Site · 1889 · 47 km away, in Lac Ste. Anne County |
| Whitecourt craterProvincial historic resource · 79 km away, in Woodlands County |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 85 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 86 km away, in Glenora |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 86 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 87 km away, in McCauley |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 88 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 88 km away, in Downtown |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 88 km away, in Garneau |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 88 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 88 km away, in Downtown |
Within 100 km of Barrhead, the decades after Confederation left the most
Places as far as 100 km from Barrhead, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
19 dated places within 100 km make up the record. Before Confederation: 2. Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton, in Sturgeon County, is the oldest (1794).
Only 13% of Barrhead’s homes go back before 1961 (18% is typical)
More of Barrhead’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 41%. Half of the homes standing in Barrhead today were built before 1981. In Barrhead, 25% of homes date from 1981 to 2000, much as in most towns (23%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Barrhead and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 4,768 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Barrhead County No. 11 | 6,186 | 0 | 0 | — |
Barrhead in brief
Few of its homes are old, 13% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about Barrhead’s history
How many historic places does Barrhead have on the registers?
None in Barrhead itself. The closest is Fort Assiniboine in Woodlands County, 33 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Barrhead?
The 2021 Census dates 13% 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).