Beyond Royal Gardens’s limits, 24 historic places within 10 km
Before 1961: just 7.5% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. Glenora, 7.6 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
Near Royal Gardens, within 10 km: one place of national rank
The oldest, “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, dates from 1907, 5 km away. Strathcona Public Building in Queen Alexandra is the nearest, 4.9 km away. Within 10 km there are 24 in all.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 4.9 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 5 km away, in Ritchie |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 5 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 5 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 5.1 km away, in Strathcona |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 5.2 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 5.2 km away, in Strathcona |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 5.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 5.4 km away, in Strathcona |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 5.6 km away, in Garneau |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 5.6 km away, in Strathcona |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 6 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
Most of what stands within 10 km of Royal Gardens dates from the decades after Confederation
Each historic place within 10 km of Royal Gardens, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
14 dated places within 10 km make up the record. “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, in Ritchie, goes back furthest, to 1907.
New homes are rare in Royal Gardens: 1.5% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Over half of the homes in Royal Gardens were already standing by 1981. Only 1.5% of Royal Gardens’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 77% of Royal Gardens’s, against 27% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Royal Gardens and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Gardens | 3,392 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westbrook Estates | 2,838 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Greenfield | 3,710 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malmo Plains | 4,150 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sweet Grass | 2,616 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Duggan | 6,247 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Empire Park | 4,817 | 0 | 0 | — |
Royal Gardens in brief
Before 1961: just 7.5% of its homes, 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
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Royal Gardens’s history
How many historic places does Royal Gardens have on the registers?
Royal Gardens has none of its own yet. Strathcona Public Building, in Queen Alexandra, is the nearest, 4.9 km away.
How old are the homes in Royal Gardens?
7.5% 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).