Beyond MacEwan’s limits, 27 historic places within 25 km
Homes from before 1961 are 0.4% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. The closest top-tier heritage is in Glenora, 13 km from here.
2 places of national importance within 25 km of MacEwan
They belong to 12 towns, chiefly Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra. Closest of all is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, in Ritchie, 9.8 km off. The radius of 25 km holds 27.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 9.8 km away, in Ritchie |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 9.8 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 9.9 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 9.9 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 11 km away, in Strathcona |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 11 km away, in Garneau |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 11 km away, in Downtown |
Most of what stands within 25 km of MacEwan dates from the decades after Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around MacEwan: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The oldest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, from 1907. The chart rests on 15 dated places within 25 km.
8.3% of MacEwan’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
MacEwan has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 85%, where most towns have 15%. Few of MacEwan’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 0%, the norm 27%. Only 6% of MacEwan’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.
MacEwan and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacEwan | 6,102 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Twin Brooks | 5,102 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cavanagh | 7,300 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rutherford | 12,808 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mactaggart | 3,603 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Skyrattler | 2,956 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bearspaw | 5,192 | 0 | 0 | — |
MacEwan in brief
The census dates only 0.4% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
Questions about MacEwan’s history
How many historic places does MacEwan have on the registers?
None inside MacEwan yet. The nearest is Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta, 9.8 km away in Ritchie.
How old are the homes in MacEwan?
0.4% 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).