Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Beyond Falher’s limits, 2 historic places within 100 km
The closest top-tier heritage to Falher is in Peace No. 135, 55 km away. The 2021 Census dates 3.7% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
Falher’s area holds 2 top-tier places within 100 km
All told, 2 places are within 100 km. Closest of all is Fort Fork, in Peace No. 135, 48 km off. They are spread over 2 towns, including Peace No. 135 and Fairview No. 136.
The 2 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort ForkNational Historic Site · 1792–1793 · 48 km away, in Peace No. 135 |
| Fort DunveganNational Historic Site · 1805–1806 · 90 km away, in Fairview No. 136 |
Falher built the most from 1961 to 1980, 49% of today’s homes
16% of Falher’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. Few of Falher’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 6.1%, the norm 15%. Count back from today and half of Falher’s homes are older than 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Falher and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falher | 1,084 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Smoky River No. 130 | 1,941 | 0 | 0 | — |
Falher in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 16%, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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.
Questions about Falher’s history
How many historic places does Falher have on the registers?
Not within Falher. Its nearest is a top designation: Fort Fork, 48 km away in Peace No. 135.
How old are the homes in Falher?
The 2021 Census dates 16% 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).