Photo: paulhami · CC BY-SA 2.029 heritage places lie within 50 km of Parkland County
The nearest town to Parkland County with a top designation is Glenora, 35 km away. Its housing is mostly newer: 6% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The municipality’s date on Wikidata is 1969: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation, the record doesn’t say which.
Near Parkland County, within 50 km: 4 places of national rank
Between them, 13 towns share them, mainly Downtown, Strathcona and Leduc County. The first one out is Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage, 29 km away in Lac Ste. Anne County. Count to 50 km and there are 29.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Lac Ste. Anne PilgrimageNational Historic Site · 1889 · 29 km away, in Lac Ste. Anne County |
| Leduc No. 1Provincial historic resource · 32 km away, in Leduc County |
| Leduc-Woodbend OilfieldNational Historic Site · 1946 · 34 km away, in Leduc County |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 36 km away, in Glenora |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 36 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 37 km away, in Garneau |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 38 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 38 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 38 km away, in Strathcona |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 38 km away, in Downtown |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 38 km away, in Strathcona |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 38 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
The places within 50 km of Parkland County lean to the decades after Confederation
Out to 50 km from Parkland County, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
The oldest is Rundle's Mission in Leduc County, from 1847. The chart rests on 17 dated places within 50 km. One predates Confederation.
Parkland County built the most from 1981 to 2000, 32% of today’s homes
27% of Parkland County’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. From 2016 on, Parkland County built 4.8% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. Count back from today and half of Parkland County’s homes are older than 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Parkland County compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 33,500 to 35,000 residents, by places on the registers.
10 of them are ahead. Their median is 1. 6 of them have none.
Parkland County and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland County | 34,286 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stony Plain | 19,662 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spruce Grove | 44,575 | 0 | 0 | — |
Parkland County in brief
Before 1961: just 6% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 1. Beyond that, its past has one life on the record, Joseph Donovan Ross (1911).
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 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
Questions about Parkland County’s history
How many historic places does Parkland County have on the registers?
None in Parkland County itself. The closest is Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage in Lac Ste. Anne County, 29 km away, a place of the highest rank.
When did Parkland County become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1969 for Parkland County, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Parkland County?
Before 1961: 6% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Parkland County be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows one more listing in Parkland County, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article it gets no page.
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).