Photo: Laine Ewaschuk · CC BY 3.0History around Tamarack: 25 designated places within 25 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 0% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Glenora, 15 km from here.
One place of national importance within 25 km of Tamarack
Among them are 22 provincial or municipal listings, a heritage railway station and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. All told, 25 places are within 25 km. Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra hold most of them, among 11 towns.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 9.9 km away, in Ritchie |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 10 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 10 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Connaught ArmouryMunicipal historic resource · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Ritchie MillMunicipal historic resource · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Old Strathcona BranchMunicipal historic resource · 1913 · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 10 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 10 km away, in Strathcona |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 11 km away, in Strathcona |
| Rossdale Power PlantProvincial historic resource · 11 km away, in Downtown |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 11 km away, in Boyle Street |
Within 25 km of Tamarack, the record goes back to 1907
Out to 25 km from Tamarack, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
The bars count 14 dated places within 25 km. “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, in Ritchie, goes back furthest, to 1907.
A growing town: 23% of Tamarack’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Tamarack has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 73%, where most towns have 15%. Few of Tamarack’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 0.5%, the norm 27%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 2.8% of Tamarack’s, against 23% 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.
How Tamarack compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,800 to 6,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Old Tuxedo, Parkhill and Rhineland have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Tamarack and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack | 6,860 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wild Rose | 8,534 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Maple | 3,920 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Larkspur | 5,472 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Silver Berry | 9,439 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kiniski Gardens | 6,864 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bisset | 3,049 | 0 | 0 | — |
Tamarack in brief
Before 1961: just 0% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Tamarack’s history
How many historic places does Tamarack have on the registers?
None within Tamarack itself; the nearest is 9.9 km off: Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta, in Ritchie.
How old are the homes in Tamarack?
Before 1961: 0% 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).