25 registered heritage sites stand within 10 km of Balwin
The closest top-tier heritage to Balwin is in Glenora, 8.7 km away. One more place on a provincial or local list is counted from Wikidata without a page.
One place of the highest rank within 10 km of Balwin
They are spread over 11 towns, including Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra. Oldest of them is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” (1907), 8.3 km off. The first one out is Magrath Mansion, 2.9 km away in Highlands.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 2.9 km away, in Highlands |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 4.4 km away, in McCauley |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 4.8 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 5.1 km away, in Boyle Street |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 5.5 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 5.7 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 6.1 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 6.3 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 6.4 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 6.4 km away, in Downtown |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 7.1 km away, in Downtown |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 7.2 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
The places within 10 km of Balwin lean to the decades after Confederation
Each historic place within 10 km of Balwin, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
First by date comes “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, from 1907. The chart rests on 14 dated places within 10 km.
New homes are rare in Balwin: 2.7% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Only 15% of Balwin’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 4% of Balwin’s, against 15% in the typical town. Balwin has an unusual share of homes built from 1961 to 1980: 54%, where most towns have 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Balwin compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,100 to 4,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: L'Ange-Gardien, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges and North Norfolk. Their median is 0. 13 of them have none.
Balwin and its neighbours
Balwin in brief
In Balwin, 23% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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 Balwin’s history
How many historic places does Balwin have on the registers?
None inside Balwin yet. The nearest is Magrath Mansion, 2.9 km away in Highlands.
How old are the homes in Balwin?
Before 1961: 23% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Balwin be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows one more listing in Balwin, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article it gets 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).