Photo: Darren Kirby from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Around Beaver County, 36 historic places within 100 km
The nearest town to Beaver County with a top designation is Wetaskiwin, 61 km away. The 2021 Census dates 3.4% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
The highest designation, 6 times, within 100 km of Beaver County
They are 25 provincial or municipal listings, 5 National Historic Sites and 4 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. By age, Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton leads, from 1794, at 64 km. Downtown, Strathcona and Strathcona County hold most of them, among 18 towns.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| BarnRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1938–1939 · 37 km away, in Lamont County |
| Ukrainian Pioneer HomeClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1951–1952 · 47 km away, in Strathcona County |
| PavilionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1933–1935 · 47 km away, in Strathcona County |
| Superintendent's ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908 · 48 km away, in Strathcona County |
| Wetaskiwin Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1907–1910 · 61 km away, in Wetaskiwin |
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 63 km away, in Highlands |
| Notre Dame De Lourdes Roman Catholic ChurchProvincial historic resource · 1902 · 64 km away, in Sturgeon County |
| Fort Augustus and Fort EdmontonNational Historic Site · 1794–1796 · 64 km away, in Sturgeon County |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 65 km away, in Ritchie |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 65 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 65 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 65 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
Within 100 km of Beaver County, the record goes back to 1794
No place near Beaver County is close: these lie up to 100 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
Within 100 km, building dates exist for 23 places. Before Confederation: 2. Oldest of all: Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton, Sturgeon County, 1794.
Beaver County’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 28% of its homes
More than half of Beaver County’s housing predates 2001. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 27% of Beaver County’s, against 15% in the typical town. Before 1961: 19% of Beaver County’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.
Beaver County and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | 6,245 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tofield | 2,122 | 0 | 0 | — |
Beaver County in brief
Beaver County’s homes from before 1961 come to 19%, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- 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 Beaver County’s history
How many historic places does Beaver County have on the registers?
None within Beaver County itself; the nearest is 37 km off: Barn, in Lamont County.
How old are the homes in Beaver County?
The 2021 Census dates 19% 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).