Wellington keeps its older homes: 59% from before 1961
For Wellington, that is 3.4 times the typical town’s share, 18%. The nearest heritage to Wellington is Alberta Aviation Museum, 4.3 km off, one of 25 places within 10 km. Look 6 km away, to Glenora, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Within 10 km of Wellington, the oldest record dates from 1907
The historic places within 10 km of Wellington, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
Dated places within 10 km: 14. “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, in Ritchie, is the oldest (1907).
Nearest to Wellington: Alberta Aviation Museum, 4.3 km away
They are spread over 11 towns, including Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra. Government House carries the top designation, 6.3 km away. The registers hold 25 within 10 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 4.3 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 6.2 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 6.3 km away, in Glenora |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 6.4 km away, in McCauley |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 7.3 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 7.4 km away, in Downtown |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 7.4 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 7.6 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 7.7 km away, in Downtown |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 7.7 km away, in Boyle Street |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 7.9 km away, in Downtown |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 8 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Wellington, against 4.1% elsewhere
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 2.4% of Wellington’s, against 15% in the typical town. Few of Wellington’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 8.1%, the norm 23%. Half of the homes standing in Wellington today were built before 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Wellington compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,300 to 3,300 residents, by places on the registers.
7 of them are ahead. The middle one has 0. 9 of them have nothing on the registers.
Wellington and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 3,314 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hudson | 3,634 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Athlone | 3,242 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cumberland | 6,493 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kensington | 3,697 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carlisle | 4,609 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Calder | 4,221 | 0 | 0 | — |
Wellington in brief
Counted by age, 59% of Wellington’s homes predate 1961, 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
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Wellington’s history
How many historic places does Wellington have on the registers?
None inside Wellington yet. The nearest is Alberta Aviation Museum, 4.3 km away in Sherbrooke.
How old are the homes in Wellington?
59% 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).