Photo: AuroraTiara · CC BY-SA 4.0Older housing stands out in Delton: 51% predates 1961
Delton’s share is 2.9 times the typical 18%. The nearest heritage to Delton is St. Josaphat Cathedral, 2.5 km off, one of 10 places within 5 km. Glenora, 6.5 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
From 1912 on: the dated places within 5 km of Delton
Within 5 km of Delton but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
7 dated places within 5 km make up the record. The oldest is Grierson Centre in Boyle Street, from 1912.
10 places on Canada’s registers lie 5 km or less from Delton
They belong to 5 towns, chiefly Downtown, McCauley and Sherbrooke. The first one out is St. Josaphat Cathedral, 2.5 km away in McCauley. By designation: 9 provincial or municipal listings and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
The 10 nearest, within 5 km
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 2.5 km away, in McCauley |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 2.6 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 3.5 km away, in Highlands |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 3.7 km away, in Boyle Street |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 3.9 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 4.1 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 4.3 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 4.5 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 4.6 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 4.7 km away, in Downtown |
New homes are rare in Delton: 3.2% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Only 9.1% of Delton’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 5.9% of Delton’s, against 15% in the typical town. Half of the homes standing in Delton today were built before 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Delton compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,600 to 2,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Grand Manan, Hanna and North Point Douglas. Their median is 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Delton and its neighbours
Delton in brief
Of the homes standing in Delton, 51% went up 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. 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.
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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 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 Delton’s history
How many historic places does Delton have on the registers?
Not inside Delton. The closest is St. Josaphat Cathedral in McCauley, 2.5 km away.
How old are the homes in Delton?
51% 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).