Caernarvon and its setting: 16 historic places within 10 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 1.6% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Glenora, 7.8 km from here.
The highest designation, once, within 10 km of Caernarvon
By age, Government House leads, from 1911, at 7.8 km. The first one out is Alberta Aviation Museum, 5.1 km away in Sherbrooke. They are 14 provincial or municipal listings, a National Historic Site and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 5.1 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 6.8 km away, in McCauley |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 7.5 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 7.8 km away, in Glenora |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 8 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 8.2 km away, in Downtown |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 8.2 km away, in Boyle Street |
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 8.2 km away, in Highlands |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 8.2 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 8.3 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 8.5 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 8.7 km away, in Downtown |
Around Caernarvon, within 10 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
Around Caernarvon, not inside it: the places within 10 km, by the first construction date on record.
The bars count 10 dated places within 10 km. The oldest is Government House in Glenora, from 1911.
Caernarvon’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 51% of its homes
New building in Caernarvon runs at the usual pace: 5.1% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. Caernarvon has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 22%, where most towns have 15%. Few of Caernarvon’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 17%, the norm 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Caernarvon compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,900 to 6,000 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Lowertown West, Lac-Mégantic and Crowsnest Pass. Their median is 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Caernarvon and its neighbours
Caernarvon in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 1.6% of the total, 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
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Caernarvon’s history
How many historic places does Caernarvon have on the registers?
Inside Caernarvon, none so far; Alberta Aviation Museum, 5.1 km away in Sherbrooke, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Caernarvon?
Before 1961: 1.6% of its homes; 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).