Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainCamrose’s surroundings: 37 historic places within 100 km
From Camrose, look 36 km away, to Wetaskiwin, for the nearest place of the highest designation. 5 further listings on provincial or municipal registers are known only through Wikidata, so they have no page of their own.
Nearest to Camrose: Wetaskiwin Court House, 36 km away
They are spread over 17 towns, including Downtown, Strathcona and Leduc County. The record reaches back to 1794 with Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton, 84 km away. Within 100 km there are 37 in all.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Wetaskiwin Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1907–1910 · 36 km away, in Wetaskiwin |
| BarnRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1938–1939 · 63 km away, in Lamont County |
| Leduc-Woodbend OilfieldNational Historic Site · 1946 · 67 km away, in Leduc County |
| Leduc No. 1Provincial historic resource · 69 km away, in Leduc County |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 71 km away, in Ritchie |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 71 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 71 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 71 km away, in Strathcona |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 72 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 72 km away, in Strathcona |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 72 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 72 km away, in Strathcona |
Within 100 km of Camrose, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
Places as far as 100 km from Camrose, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Within 100 km, 24 records give a date. Before Confederation: 2. Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton, in Sturgeon County, goes back furthest, to 1794.
The biggest share of Camrose’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 33%
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 4.2% of Camrose’s, about the typical 4.1%. 25% of Camrose’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Like the typical town (18%), Camrose has 14% of its homes from 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.
Camrose and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camrose | 20,800 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Camrose County | 8,951 | 0 | 0 | — |
Camrose in brief
The census dates only 14% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place; and Tiny Mills (1911) is its person of the past on the record.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- 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.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- 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 Camrose’s history
How many historic places does Camrose have on the registers?
None inside Camrose yet. The nearest, Wetaskiwin Court House, carries the highest designation, 36 km away in Wetaskiwin.
How old are the homes in Camrose?
Before 1961: 14% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Camrose be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 5 more listings in Camrose, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article they get 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).