Beyond Canora’s limits, 24 historic places within 10 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 1.7 km from Canora, in Glenora. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 6.2% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.
One place of the highest rank within 10 km of Canora
Government House in Glenora is the nearest, 3 km away. The registers hold 24 within 10 km. Between them, 10 towns share them, mainly Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 3 km away, in Glenora |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 3.6 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 5 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 5 km away, in Garneau |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 5.4 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 5.7 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 5.8 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 5.9 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 6.2 km away, in Downtown |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 6.3 km away, in Downtown |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 6.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 6.4 km away, in Downtown |
Within 10 km of Canora, the oldest record dates from 1907
Within 10 km of Canora but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
The earliest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, begun in 1907. The chart rests on 14 dated places within 10 km.
A town of older homes: 24% of Canora’s were built before 1961 (18% is typical)
Few of Canora’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 8.3%, the norm 15%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 45% of Canora’s homes. Only 15% of Canora’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 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 Canora compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,800 to 4,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Woodlands County and Central Okanagan. Their median is 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Canora and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canora | 4,799 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Britannia Youngstown | 4,616 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Jasper Place | 3,427 | 0 | 0 | — |
| North Glenora | 3,693 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glenora | 6,197 | 1 | 1 | 1911 |
| Glenwood | 4,842 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jasper Park | 3,219 | 0 | 0 | — |
Canora in brief
In Canora, 24% 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
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Canora’s history
How many historic places does Canora have on the registers?
Not within Canora. Its nearest is a top designation: Government House, 3 km away in Glenora.
How old are the homes in Canora?
24% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).