In Beacon Heights, 42% of homes go back before 1961
Against 18% in the typical town, Beacon Heights has 2.4 times the share. The registers count 25 places within 10 km of Beacon Heights; the closest, Magrath Mansion, is 2.1 km away. Heritage of the first rank begins 11 km away, in Glenora.
The 10 km around Beacon Heights keep buildings from as early as 1907
Places near Beacon Heights (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
The earliest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, begun in 1907. 14 places within 10 km carry a construction date.
Within 10 km of Beacon Heights, one top designation
They are 22 provincial or municipal listings, a Recognized Federal Heritage Building and a heritage railway station. The earliest date is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”’s, 1907, 8.6 km away. Their towns number 11: Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra first.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 2.1 km away, in Highlands |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 5.8 km away, in Boyle Street |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 5.9 km away, in McCauley |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 6.6 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 6.6 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 7.3 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 7.3 km away, in Downtown |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 7.4 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 7.4 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 7.5 km away, in Downtown |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 7.9 km away, in Downtown |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 8.1 km away, in Strathcona |
Beacon Heights added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Beacon Heights built little from 1981 to 2000: 16% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 3.7% of Beacon Heights’s, against 15% in the typical town. More than half of Beacon Heights’s housing predates 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Beacon Heights compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,400 to 4,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Geraldton and Highlands East. The typical town its size has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
Beacon Heights and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Heights | 4,389 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beverly Heights | 3,252 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newton | 2,809 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rundle Heights | 5,175 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Overlanders | 2,879 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Homesteader | 6,059 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Highlands | 2,677 | 1 | 0 | — |
Beacon Heights in brief
Housing in Beacon Heights includes 42% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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 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.
Questions about Beacon Heights’s history
How many historic places does Beacon Heights have on the registers?
Beacon Heights has none of its own yet. Magrath Mansion, in Highlands, is the nearest, 2.1 km away.
How old are the homes in Beacon Heights?
The 2021 Census dates 42% 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).