56% of Fairview’s homes were built before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Fairview has 3.2 times the share. St. Mary's Parish Hall, 6 km from Fairview, heads a list of 15 historic places within 10 km. Beltline, 6.6 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
Within 10 km of Fairview, the oldest record dates from 1875
Around Fairview, not inside it: the places within 10 km, by the first construction date on record.
The earliest is Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village, begun in 1875. 12 places within 10 km have a date.
8 places of the highest rank within 10 km of Fairview
The record reaches back to 1875 with Fort Calgary, 7 km away. Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Downtown East Village hold most of them, among 7 towns. 15 places lie within 10 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 6 km away, in Mission |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 6.5 km away, in Beltline |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 6.5 km away, in Beltline |
| St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchProvincial historic resource · 1904 · 6.8 km away, in Midnapore |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 6.9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 6.9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 7 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 7 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 7 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 7 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 7.1 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 7.2 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
New homes stand out in Fairview: 7.1% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 1.8% of Fairview’s, against 15% in the typical town. Fairview built little from 1981 to 2000: 4.4% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Half of the homes standing in Fairview today were built before 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Fairview and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 3,909 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Acadia | 9,950 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kingsland | 4,700 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Haysboro | 7,222 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Willow Park | 6,891 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Windsor Park | 7,863 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverbend | 9,193 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fairview in brief
Counted by age, 56% of Fairview’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
Questions about Fairview’s history
How many historic places does Fairview have on the registers?
Inside Fairview, none so far; St. Mary's Parish Hall, 6 km away in Mission, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Fairview?
Before 1961: 56% of its homes; 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).