Duchess and its setting: 10 historic places within 100 km
Few homes are old by the census: 5.1% before 1961, against 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 17 km away, in Newell County.
The closest heritage to Duchess is Brooks Aqueduct, 23 km off
Among them are 6 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. 10 places lie within 100 km. The oldest, Suffield Tipi Rings, dates from 1430, 100 km away.
The 10 nearest, within 100 km
| Brooks AqueductNational Historic Site · 1912–1915 · 23 km away, in Newell County |
| Majorville Cairn and Medicine WheelProvincial historic resource · 39 km away, in Vulcan County |
| Earthlodge VillageNational Historic Site · 67 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Treaty Nº 7 Signing SiteNational Historic Site · 1877 · 70 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Blackfoot CrossingNational Historic Site · 1877 · 71 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Central Laboratory (B-1)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1955–1956 · 73 km away, in Cypress County |
| Ralston School (R2)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1950–1951 · 75 km away, in Cypress County |
| The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic SiteNational historic site of Canada · 78 km away, in Drumheller |
| British Block CairnNational Historic Site · 94 km away, in Cypress County |
| Suffield Tipi RingsNational Historic Site · 1430–1431 · 100 km away, in Cypress County |
Within 100 km of Duchess, the record goes back to 1430
The area here stretches to 100 km around Duchess: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Suffield Tipi Rings, in Cypress County, goes back furthest, to 1430. The chart rests on 6 dated places within 100 km. One is older than 1867.
None of Duchess’s homes is from 2016–21 (4.1% is typical)
Count back from today and half of Duchess’s homes are older than 2001. Duchess has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 30%, where most towns have 15%. More of Duchess’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 35%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Duchess and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duchess | 1,045 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newell County | 7,846 | 1 | 1 | 1912 |
| Brooks | 17,537 | 0 | 0 | — |
Duchess in brief
Its housing is young: only 5.1% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local 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. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about Duchess’s history
How many historic places does Duchess have on the registers?
Not within Duchess. Its nearest is a top designation: Brooks Aqueduct, 23 km away in Newell County.
How old are the homes in Duchess?
The 2021 Census dates 5.1% 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).