Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPiikani 147’s surroundings: 7 historic places within 50 km
The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 5.3%. Look 31 km away, to Fort Macleod, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Nearest to Piikani 147: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, 24 km away
Territorial Court House, 31 km away, leads 3 places with the top designation. They stand in 4 towns, Fort Macleod, Crowsnest Pass and Willow Creek No. 26 among them. The mix: 4 provincial or municipal listings and 3 National Historic Sites.
The 7 nearest, within 50 km
| Head-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpWorld Heritage Site · 24 km away, in Willow Creek No. 26 |
| Territorial Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1902–1905 · 31 km away, in Fort Macleod |
| Empress TheatreProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 31 km away, in Fort Macleod |
| Fort MacleodNational Historic Site · 1874–1875 · 33 km away, in Fort Macleod |
| Frank SlideProvincial historic resource · 48 km away, in Crowsnest Pass |
| LilleProvincial historic resource · 49 km away, in Crowsnest Pass |
| Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsNational Historic Site · 1913–1924 · 50 km away, in Cardston |
New homes stand out in Piikani 147: 19% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Piikani 147 today were built before 2001. The busiest building years in Piikani 147 were from 1981 to 2000, which account for 39% of today’s homes. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 25% of Piikani 147’s, about the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Piikani 147 and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piikani 147 | 1,529 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pincher Creek | 3,890 | 0 | 0 | — |
Piikani 147 in brief
Before 1961: just 5.3% of its homes, 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- 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.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
Questions about Piikani 147’s history
How many historic places does Piikani 147 have on the registers?
None within Piikani 147 itself; the nearest is 24 km off: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, in Willow Creek No. 26.
How old are the homes in Piikani 147?
Before 1961: 5.3% 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).