Photo: Tracklan2 · CC08 heritage places lie within 50 km of Picture Butte
From Picture Butte, look 45 km away, to Stirling, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 2.9% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.
Top-ranked heritage near Picture Butte: 4 places within 50 km
All told, 8 places are within 50 km. Nearest comes Fort Whoop-Up, 30 km off, in Cardston County. The mix: 4 National Historic Sites and 4 provincial or municipal listings.
The 8 nearest, within 50 km
| Fort Whoop-UpNational Historic Site · 1869–1870 · 30 km away, in Cardston County |
| Michelsen FarmsteadProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 45 km away, in Stirling |
| Stirling Agricultural VillageNational Historic Site · 1890 · 46 km away, in Stirling |
| Fort MacleodNational Historic Site · 1874–1875 · 46 km away, in Fort Macleod |
| Raymond Community CentreProvincial historic resource · 47 km away, in Raymond |
| Raymond Buddhist ChurchProvincial historic resource · 47 km away, in Raymond |
| Empress TheatreProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 48 km away, in Fort Macleod |
| Territorial Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1902–1905 · 48 km away, in Fort Macleod |
Picture Butte keeps more old homes than most towns: 23% from before 1961, against 18%
The busiest building years in Picture Butte were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 41% of today’s homes. Half of the homes standing in Picture Butte today were built before 1981. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 20% of Picture Butte’s, about the typical 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Picture Butte and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picture Butte | 2,380 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lethbridge County | 10,988 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Coalhurst | 3,244 | 0 | 0 | — |
Picture Butte in brief
The pre-1961 share of Picture Butte’s homes is 23%, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Picture Butte’s history
How many historic places does Picture Butte have on the registers?
Nothing inside Picture Butte; Fort Whoop-Up in Cardston County, 30 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Picture Butte?
23% 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).