Photo: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia · Public domain27 heritage places lie within 25 km of Beaumont
Homes from before 1961 are 0.6% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. Leduc County, 21 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank. The municipality’s date on Wikidata is 1895: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation, the record doesn’t say which.
27 designated places lie within 25 km of Beaumont
Nearest comes “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, 19 km off, in Ritchie. Of the 2 of the highest rank, the nearest is Leduc-Woodbend Oilfield, 21 km away. By designation: 23 provincial or municipal listings, 2 National Historic Sites and a heritage railway station.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 19 km away, in Ritchie |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 19 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 19 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 19 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 19 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 19 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 19 km away, in Strathcona |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 19 km away, in Strathcona |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 20 km away, in Strathcona |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 20 km away, in Strathcona |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 20 km away, in Downtown |
| Leduc No. 1Provincial historic resource · 21 km away, in Leduc County |
Around Beaumont, within 25 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1907
No place near Beaumont is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
Dated places within 25 km: 15. The earliest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, begun in 1907.
Beaumont is still building: 16% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Only 11% of Beaumont’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 50% of Beaumont’s, against 15% in the typical town. In Beaumont, 22% 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.
Beaumont and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 26,305 | 0 | 0 | — |
| The Orchards At Ellerslie | 6,267 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Summerside | 16,760 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Walker | 13,388 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Charlesworth | 8,135 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ellerslie | 5,963 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Callaghan | 4,180 | 0 | 0 | — |
Beaumont in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 0.6% came earlier, 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. 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.
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Beaumont’s history
How many historic places does Beaumont have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Beaumont; Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta, in Ritchie, is 19 km away.
When did Beaumont become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1895 for Beaumont, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Beaumont?
The 2021 Census dates 0.6% 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).