Fraser’s surroundings: 27 historic places within 25 km
The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 0.7%. For the highest designations, the closest town is Glenora, 14 km off.
2 places of national importance within 25 km of Fraser
The record reaches back to 1794 with Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton, 18 km away. Among them are 23 provincial or municipal listings, 2 National Historic Sites and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. Magrath Mansion in Highlands is the nearest, 6.5 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 6.5 km away, in Highlands |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 9.8 km away, in McCauley |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 10 km away, in Boyle Street |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 11 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 11 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 11 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 11 km away, in Downtown |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 12 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 12 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 12 km away, in Downtown |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 12 km away, in Downtown |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 12 km away, in Strathcona |
Within 25 km of Fraser, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
No place near Fraser is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The chart rests on 16 dated places within 25 km. One goes back before 1867. Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton, in Sturgeon County, is the oldest (1794).
7.8% of Fraser’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Count back from today and half of Fraser’s homes are older than 2001. 48% of Fraser’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 23%. Fraser has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 18%, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Fraser compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,900 to 4,000 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Fort Macleod, New Richmond and Danville have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Fraser and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser | 3,973 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bannerman | 5,187 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kirkness | 5,279 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Edmonton Energy And Technology Park | 5,225 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kernohan | 3,020 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Miller | 3,294 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clareview Town Centre | 3,800 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fraser in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 0.7%, 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
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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 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 Fraser’s history
How many historic places does Fraser have on the registers?
None inside Fraser yet. The nearest is Magrath Mansion, 6.5 km away in Highlands.
How old are the homes in Fraser?
0.7% 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).