Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.09 heritage places lie within 100 km of Rocky Mountain House
The closest top-tier heritage to Rocky Mountain House is in Clearwater County, 14 km away. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from 1799, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
Rocky Mountain House’s surroundings: 9 historic places within 100 km
Their towns number 5: Clearwater County, Red Deer County and Lacombe first. The mix: 4 provincial or municipal listings, 3 National Historic Sites and a heritage railway station. Rocky Mountain House in Clearwater County is the nearest, 2.7 km away.
The 9 nearest, within 100 km
| Rocky Mountain HouseNational Historic Site · 1799–1800 · 2.7 km away, in Clearwater County |
| Stephansson HouseProvincial historic resource · 55 km away, in Red Deer County |
| Markerville Lutheran ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 59 km away, in Red Deer County |
| Former Calgary and Edmonton Railway Station, Red Deer, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1910–1911 · 77 km away, in Red Deer |
| NordeggNational Historic Site · 1911–1956 · 78 km away, in Clearwater County |
| Flatiron BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1904 · 82 km away, in Lacombe |
| Lacombe Blacksmith Shop MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 82 km away, in Lacombe |
| Horse Barn, Building 1Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1942–1944 · 85 km away, in Clearwater County |
| Rundle's MissionNational Historic Site · 1847–1848 · 94 km away, in Leduc County |
Within 100 km of Rocky Mountain House, the decades after Confederation left the most
No place near Rocky Mountain House is close: these lie up to 100 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The bars count 6 dated places within 100 km. Before Confederation: 2. First by date comes Rocky Mountain House in Clearwater County, from 1799.
Rocky Mountain House added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 0.9%, where most towns have 4.1%
23% of Rocky Mountain House’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Homes from before 1961 are 11% of Rocky Mountain House’s housing, below the typical 18%. The busiest building years in Rocky Mountain House were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 34% of today’s homes.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Rocky Mountain House compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,100 to 8,200 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Rigaud, Kirkland Lake and Wolseley. The middle one has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Rocky Mountain House and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain House | 8,144 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clearwater County | 11,856 | 3 | 2 | 1799 |
Rocky Mountain House in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 11%, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
Questions about Rocky Mountain House’s history
How many historic places does Rocky Mountain House have on the registers?
Rocky Mountain House has none of its own; Rocky Mountain House, in Clearwater County, the closest at 2.7 km, holds the highest designation.
When did Rocky Mountain House become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Rocky Mountain House dates from 1799; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Rocky Mountain House?
The 2021 Census dates 11% 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).