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History of Crossfield · Canada’s heritage registers

1892: the year Crossfield was founded

The registers count 15 places within 50 km of Crossfield; the closest, Wood's Douglas Fir Tree Sanctuary, is 40 km away. Homes from before 1961 are 7.1% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. For the highest designations, the closest town is Hillhurst, 42 km off.

Historic places within 50 km

8 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

40 km

Wood's Douglas Fir Tree Sanctuary

Homes built before 1961

7.1%

typical town: 18%

Born here before 1914

the earliest in 1907

How it began

Where Crossfield’s story starts: 1892

Crossfield got its start in 1892. It has been 134 years since then. On paper, Crossfield became a village in 1907 and a town in 1980.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “Crossfield, Alberta”, revision 1373508607 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.

The age of the area

Around Crossfield, within 50 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation

The nearest historic places to Crossfield, out to 50 km, by the first construction date on each record.

British North America 1760–18660

After Confederation 1867–19138

Wars and Depression 1914–19453

Since 1946 1946 on0

Dated places within 50 km: 11. Fort Calgary, in Downtown East Village, is the oldest (1875).

Around the town

Wood's Douglas Fir Tree Sanctuary, 40 km from Crossfield, is the closest

The earliest date is Fort Calgary’s, 1875, 43 km away. Of 8 top designations nearby, Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology is the closest, at 41 km. They are spread over 7 towns, including Downtown Commercial Core, Beltline and Downtown East Village.

The 12 nearest, within 50 km

Wood's Douglas Fir Tree SanctuaryProvincial historic resource · 40 km away, in Bowness

Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNational Historic Site · 1921–1923 · 41 km away, in Hillhurst

Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 42 km away, in Sunnyside

Knox United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 43 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core

Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 43 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core

Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 43 km away, in Downtown East Village

Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 43 km away, in Downtown East Village

Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 43 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core

Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 43 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core

Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 43 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core

Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 43 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core

Mewata Drill Hall / Calgary Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1917–1919 · 43 km away, in Beltline

Homes by age

Crossfield is still building: 19% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%

More of Crossfield’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 32%. 23% of Crossfield’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Crossfield built little from 1961 to 1980: 19% of its homes, where most towns have 27%.

7.1%

Before 1961

19%

1961–80

32%

1981–2000

23%

2001–15

19%

2016–21

CrossfieldTypical 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

Crossfield and its neighbours

Town	People	Oldest
Crossfield	4,075	—
Carstairs	5,248	—
Airdrie	92,544	—

In brief

Crossfield in brief

Few of its homes are old, 7.1% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed; and one person of its past, Don McFadyen (1907).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
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.
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. 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.
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.

Questions about Crossfield’s history

How many historic places does Crossfield have on the registers?

The registers have nothing inside Crossfield; Wood's Douglas Fir Tree Sanctuary, in Bowness, is 40 km away.

How old are the homes in Crossfield?

The 2021 Census dates 7.1% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).