14 registered heritage sites stand within 10 km of Whitehorn
Few homes are old by the census: 1.4% before 1961, against 18%. Downtown East Village, 7.2 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
The registers find 14 places within 10 km of Whitehorn
At 7.1 km, Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village is the closest. Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Downtown East Village hold most of them, among 6 towns. By designation: 8 National Historic Sites and 6 provincial or municipal listings.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 7.1 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 7.6 km away, in Sunnyside |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 7.7 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 7.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 7.8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 8 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 8.1 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 8.2 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 8.3 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNational Historic Site · 1921–1923 · 8.7 km away, in Hillhurst |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 8.7 km away, in Beltline |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 8.8 km away, in Mission |
Within 10 km of Whitehorn, the oldest record dates from 1875
Around Whitehorn, 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. 11 places within 10 km carry a construction date.
Whitehorn added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Over half of the homes in Whitehorn were already standing by 1981. Only 0% of Whitehorn’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 63% of Whitehorn’s, against 27% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Whitehorn compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 11,200 to 11,400 residents, by places on the registers.
7 towns have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 9, the registers list nothing.
Whitehorn and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorn | 11,273 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rundle | 10,549 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Temple | 10,545 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Castleridge | 6,127 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pineridge | 10,062 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Falconridge | 10,218 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Monterey Park | 10,363 | 0 | 0 | — |
Whitehorn in brief
Counted by age, only 1.4% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Whitehorn’s history
How many historic places does Whitehorn have on the registers?
Inside Whitehorn, none so far. At 7.1 km, Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Whitehorn?
1.4% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).