Belmead and its setting: 20 historic places within 10 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 3.2% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Glenora, 5.6 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
The closest heritage to Belmead is Government House, 6.6 km off
20 places lie within 10 km. They are spread over 8 towns, including Strathcona, Downtown and Queen Alexandra. By age, “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” leads, from 1907, at 9.7 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 6.6 km away, in Glenora |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 7.4 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 8 km away, in Garneau |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 8.6 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 9.2 km away, in Strathcona |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 9.2 km away, in Strathcona |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 9.3 km away, in Downtown |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 9.3 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 9.4 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 9.4 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 9.4 km away, in Downtown |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 9.4 km away, in Downtown |
Within 10 km of Belmead, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
The historic places within 10 km of Belmead, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
10 dated places within 10 km make up the record. “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, in Ritchie, is the oldest (1907).
No home in Belmead dates from 2016 to 2021; the typical town has 4.1%
Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 70% of Belmead’s, against 27% in the typical town. Only 0.7% of Belmead’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Half of the homes standing in Belmead today were built before 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 Belmead compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,900 to 4,000 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Fort Macleod, New Richmond and Danville. Their median is 0. 13 of them have none.
Belmead and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmead | 3,970 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aldergrove | 5,311 | 0 | 0 | — |
| La Perle | 7,889 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thorncliff | 3,564 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Meadowlark Park | 5,386 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lymburn | 7,231 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Elmwood | 2,522 | 0 | 0 | — |
Belmead in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 3.2% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- 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. 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 Belmead’s history
How many historic places does Belmead have on the registers?
None inside Belmead yet. The nearest, Government House, carries the highest designation, 6.6 km away in Glenora.
How old are the homes in Belmead?
3.2% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
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).