Photo: Johntwrl · CC BY-SA 3.0In a 10 km circle around Glenwood: 24 places on the registers
The nearest town to Glenwood with a top designation is Glenora, 2.8 km away. 3.4% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.
24 places on Canada’s registers lie 10 km or less from Glenwood
Between them, 10 towns share them, mainly Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra. The first one out is Government House, 3.9 km away in Glenora. By age, “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” leads, from 1907, at 7.4 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 3.9 km away, in Glenora |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 4.6 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 5.5 km away, in Garneau |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 6 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 6.6 km away, in Downtown |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 6.6 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 6.7 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 6.7 km away, in Downtown |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 6.8 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 6.8 km away, in Strathcona |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 6.8 km away, in Downtown |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 6.9 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
Around Glenwood, within 10 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
Each historic place within 10 km of Glenwood, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Oldest of all: “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, Ritchie, 1907. Dated places within 10 km: 14.
Glenwood’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 39% of its homes
More than half of Glenwood’s housing predates 1981. 19% of Glenwood’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. In Glenwood, 21% of homes date from 1981 to 2000, much as in most towns (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 Glenwood compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,800 to 4,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Saint-Jacques, Rivière-Rouge and St. Stephen have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Glenwood and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | 4,842 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Britannia Youngstown | 4,616 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Jasper Place | 3,427 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Meadowlark Park | 2,671 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Meadowlark Park | 5,386 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jasper Park | 3,219 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Canora | 4,799 | 0 | 0 | — |
Glenwood in brief
Glenwood’s homes from before 1961 come to 19%, 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Glenwood’s history
How many historic places does Glenwood have on the registers?
None in Glenwood itself. The closest is Government House in Glenora, 3.9 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Glenwood?
Before 1961: 19% 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).