How it began
Chestermere’s milestones, starting in 1884
Chestermere Lake was the name of Chestermere until 1993. For the municipality of Chestermere itself, Wikidata records 1884, a date that can be a founding as much as a merger.
Photo: Bythelake10 · CC BY-SA 4.00historic places on the registers
History of Chestermere · Canada’s heritage registers
Once Chestermere Lake: Chestermere took its name in 1993
15 places on the heritage registers lie within 25 km of Chestermere, the nearest Fort Calgary, 16 km away. Its housing is mostly newer: 0.6% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. For the highest designations, the closest town is Downtown East Village, 16 km off.
Historic places within 25 km
15
8 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
16 km
Fort Calgary
Homes built before 1961
0.6%
typical town: 18%
The age of the area
Within 25 km of Chestermere, the record goes back to 1875
Places as far as 25 km from Chestermere, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
British North America 1760–18660
After Confederation 1867–19139
Wars and Depression 1914–19453
Since 1946 1946 on0
12 dated places within 25 km make up the record. Fort Calgary, in Downtown East Village, goes back furthest, to 1875.
Around the town
8 places of the highest rank within 25 km of Chestermere
Count to 25 km and there are 15. At 16 km, Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village is the closest. They are 8 National Historic Sites and 7 provincial or municipal listings.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 16 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 16 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 16 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 16 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 17 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 17 km away, in Sunnyside |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 17 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 17 km away, in Mission |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 17 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 17 km away, in Beltline |
| Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 17 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| BeaulieuNational Historic Site · 1891–1892 · 18 km away, in Beltline |
Homes by age
12% of Chestermere’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Only 2.7% of Chestermere’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 68% of Chestermere’s, against 15% in the typical town. Chestermere built little from 1981 to 2000: 17% of its homes, where most towns have 23%.
0.6%
Before 1961
2.7%
1961–80
17%
1981–2000
68%
2001–15
12%
2016–21
ChestermereTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Chestermere and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestermere | 31,671 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Abbeydale | 6,561 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Applewood Park | 6,835 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Penbrooke Meadows | 10,001 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Monterey Park | 10,363 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Marlborough Park | 8,378 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pineridge | 10,062 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Chestermere in brief
Counted by age, only 0.6% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
Questions about Chestermere’s history
How many historic places does Chestermere have on the registers?
Not within Chestermere. Its nearest is a top designation: Fort Calgary, 16 km away in Downtown East Village.
How old are the homes in Chestermere?
0.6% 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).