16 registered heritage sites stand within 25 km of Parkland
Few homes are old by the census: 0% before 1961, against 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Beltline, 14 km away.
The registers find 16 places within 25 km of Parkland
Central Memorial Library and Park, 14 km away, leads 8 places with the top designation. Fort Calgary, 14 km off, is the oldest: 1875. Closest of all is St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, in Midnapore, 2.9 km off.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchProvincial historic resource · 1904 · 2.9 km away, in Midnapore |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 13 km away, in Mission |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 14 km away, in Beltline |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 14 km away, in Beltline |
| Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 14 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 14 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 14 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 14 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 14 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 14 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 14 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 14 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
Most of what stands within 25 km of Parkland dates from the decades after Confederation
Out to 25 km from Parkland, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Within 25 km, building dates exist for 12 places. First by date comes Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village, from 1875.
Parkland added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Parkland today were built before 1981. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 3.9% of Parkland’s, against 23% in the typical town. Only 3.5% of Parkland’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Parkland compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,600 to 3,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap and Piedmont. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Parkland and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland | 3,652 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Deer Ridge | 4,454 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Deer Run | 3,652 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Queensland | 4,452 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Midnapore | 7,022 | 1 | 0 | 1904 |
| Sundance | 9,043 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lake Bonavista | 11,154 | 0 | 0 | — |
Parkland in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 0%, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
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. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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 is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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 Parkland’s history
How many historic places does Parkland have on the registers?
None within Parkland itself; the nearest is 2.9 km off: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, in Midnapore.
How old are the homes in Parkland?
The 2021 Census dates 0% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Why might a heritage building in Parkland be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows one more listing in Parkland, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article it gets no page.
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).