Photo: Johntwrl at English Wikipedia · Public domainAn older town: 43% of Laurier Heights’s homes predate 1961
Laurier Heights’s share is 2.4 times the typical 18%. 14 places on the heritage registers lie within 5 km of Laurier Heights, the nearest Government House, 3.4 km away. Heritage of the first rank begins 3.3 km away, in Glenora.
Within 5 km of Laurier Heights, the decades after Confederation left the most
Within 5 km of Laurier Heights but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
Dated places within 5 km: 7. The earliest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, begun in 1907.
The highest designation, once, within 5 km of Laurier Heights
They belong to 7 towns, chiefly Strathcona, Queen Alexandra and Wîhkwêntôwin. “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, 5 km off, is the oldest: 1907. 14 places lie within 5 km.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 3.4 km away, in Glenora |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 3.6 km away, in Garneau |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 3.9 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 4.2 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 4.5 km away, in Strathcona |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 4.5 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 4.6 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 4.7 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 4.8 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 4.8 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 4.9 km away, in Strathcona |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 4.9 km away, in Strathcona |
Laurier Heights built the most from 1961 to 1980, 46% of today’s homes
Count back from today and half of Laurier Heights’s homes are older than 1981. Laurier Heights built little from 1981 to 2000: 4.2% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Few of Laurier Heights’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 0%, the norm 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Laurier Heights and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurier Heights | 3,048 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lynnwood | 3,452 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jasper Park | 3,219 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Parkview | 5,729 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Meadowlark Park | 2,671 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Patricia Heights | 4,355 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Elmwood | 2,522 | 0 | 0 | — |
Laurier Heights in brief
Older stock first: 43% of homes in Laurier Heights were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- 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. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Laurier Heights’s history
How many historic places does Laurier Heights have on the registers?
None inside Laurier Heights yet. The nearest, Government House, carries the highest designation, 3.4 km away in Glenora.
How old are the homes in Laurier Heights?
The 2021 Census dates 43% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).