The heritage near Clear Hills: 2 places in a 100 km radius
Few homes are old by the census: 8.6% before 1961, against 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 37 km away, in Fairview No. 136. Wikidata gives 1995 for the municipality, whether that is when it was founded, incorporated or merged.
2 historic places within 100 km of Clear Hills
Fort Dunvegan in Fairview No. 136 is the nearest, 43 km away. They are spread over 2 towns, including Fairview No. 136 and Peace No. 135. Oldest of them is Fort Fork (1792), 84 km off.
The 2 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort DunveganNational Historic Site · 1805–1806 · 43 km away, in Fairview No. 136 |
| Fort ForkNational Historic Site · 1792–1793 · 84 km away, in Peace No. 135 |
Clear Hills’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 35% of its homes
More than half of Clear Hills’s housing predates 2001. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 24% of Clear Hills’s, against 15% in the typical town. From 2016 to 2021 Clear Hills added 4.3% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Clear Hills in brief
Its housing is young: only 8.6% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Questions about Clear Hills’s history
How many historic places does Clear Hills have on the registers?
Not within Clear Hills. Its nearest is a top designation: Fort Dunvegan, 43 km away in Fairview No. 136.
When did Clear Hills become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1995 for Clear Hills, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Clear Hills?
8.6% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Clear Hills be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. One more listing in Clear Hills is known through Wikidata alone, so it is counted, not paged.
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).