Photo: Amqui · CC BY-SA 4.0History around Provost No. 52: 2 designated places within 100 km
Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1943; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation. Behind these stands one more local or provincial listing that only Wikidata records.
The closest heritage to Provost No. 52 is Paradise Valley Alberta Wheat Pool Grain Elevator, 53 km off
Within 100 km there are 2 in all. They belong to 2 towns, chiefly Special Area No. 4 and Wainwright.
The 2 nearest, within 100 km
| Paradise Valley Alberta Wheat Pool Grain ElevatorProvincial historic resource · 53 km away, in Special Area No. 4 |
| Wainwright HotelProvincial historic resource · 59 km away, in Wainwright |
Most of Provost No. 52’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000: 33%
19% of Provost No. 52’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. New building is strong in Provost No. 52: 5.8% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%. Over half of the homes in Provost No. 52 were already standing by 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Provost No. 52 and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provost No. 52 | 2,092 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Provost | 1,875 | 0 | 0 | — |
Provost No. 52 in brief
Before 1961: 19% of Provost No. 52’s homes, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
Questions about Provost No. 52’s history
How many historic places does Provost No. 52 have on the registers?
None within Provost No. 52 itself; the nearest is 53 km off: Paradise Valley Alberta Wheat Pool Grain Elevator, in Special Area No. 4.
When did Provost No. 52 become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Provost No. 52 dates from 1943; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Provost No. 52?
19% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Provost No. 52 be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in Provost No. 52 shows up only as a Wikidata number.
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).