Photo: TagaSanPedroAko · CC BY-SA 4.0History around Bonnie Doon: 22 designated places within 5 km
The nearest town to Bonnie Doon with a top designation is Glenora, 6.8 km away. More of its homes are old than in most towns: 29% before 1961, against 18%.
Bonnie Doon’s surroundings: 22 historic places within 5 km
Closest of all is Ritchie Mill, in Strathcona, 1.9 km off. By designation: 20 provincial or municipal listings, a heritage railway station and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. The earliest date is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”’s, 1907, 2 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 1.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 2 km away, in Ritchie |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 2 km away, in Strathcona |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 2.1 km away, in Strathcona |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 2.1 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 2.2 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 2.2 km away, in Strathcona |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 2.3 km away, in Downtown |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 2.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 2.4 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 2.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 2.4 km away, in Downtown |
Most of what stands within 5 km of Bonnie Doon dates from the decades after Confederation
Each historic place within 5 km of Bonnie Doon, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
“Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, in Ritchie, goes back furthest, to 1907. Within 5 km, 11 records give a date.
Bonnie Doon is still building: 7.3% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
20% of Bonnie Doon’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Over half of the homes in Bonnie Doon were already standing by 1981. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Bonnie Doon 24% of its homes, near the usual 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 Bonnie Doon compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,600 to 6,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Annapolis County, Subdivision A and Barrington. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Bonnie Doon and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Doon | 6,697 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ritchie | 5,215 | 1 | 0 | 1907 |
| Holyrood | 3,305 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverdale | 5,490 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Strathcona | 8,283 | 6 | 0 | 1908 |
| Avonmore | 2,971 | 0 | 0 | — |
| King Edward Park | 8,399 | 0 | 0 | — |
Bonnie Doon in brief
In Bonnie Doon, 29% of homes were built before 1961, 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
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Bonnie Doon’s history
How many historic places does Bonnie Doon have on the registers?
Not inside Bonnie Doon. The closest is Ritchie Mill in Strathcona, 1.9 km away.
How old are the homes in Bonnie Doon?
Before 1961: 29% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Bonnie Doon be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in Bonnie Doon shows up only as a Wikidata number.
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).