Photo: John Johnston · CC BY 2.0In Ramsay, 44% of homes go back before 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Ramsay has 2.5 times as much. The registers count 14 places within 5 km of Ramsay; the closest, Fort Calgary, is 1.2 km away. Heritage of the first rank begins 1.4 km away, in Downtown East Village.
Around Ramsay, within 5 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
The historic places within 5 km of Ramsay, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
11 dated places within 5 km make up the record. Fort Calgary, in Downtown East Village, is the oldest (1875).
14 designated places lie within 5 km of Ramsay
Between them, 6 towns share them, mainly Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Downtown East Village. The first one out is Fort Calgary, 1.2 km away in Downtown East Village. They are 8 National Historic Sites and 6 provincial or municipal listings.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 1.2 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 1.4 km away, in Mission |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 1.5 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 1.5 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 1.7 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 1.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 1.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 1.9 km away, in Beltline |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 1.9 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 2.3 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 2.4 km away, in Beltline |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 2.4 km away, in Sunnyside |
9.9% of Ramsay’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 8.5% of Ramsay’s, against 23% in the typical town. Few of Ramsay’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 16%, the norm 27%. 21% of Ramsay’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more 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 Ramsay compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,600 to 3,600 residents, by places on the registers.
The typical town its size has 0. For 16, the registers list nothing.
Ramsay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay | 3,601 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Downtown East Village | 3,524 | 2 | 2 | 1875 |
| Erlton | 3,221 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mission | 6,329 | 1 | 0 | 1905 |
| Inglewood | 4,380 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bridgeland/Riverside | 6,860 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beltline | 26,171 | 3 | 3 | 1891 |
Ramsay in brief
Ramsay’s homes from before 1961 come to 44%, 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
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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. 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 Ramsay’s history
How many historic places does Ramsay have on the registers?
None inside Ramsay yet. The nearest, Fort Calgary, carries the highest designation, 1.2 km away in Downtown East Village.
How old are the homes in Ramsay?
44% predate 1961, where 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).