Heritage within reach of Samson 137: 35 places, 100 km or closer
Only 1.9% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. For the highest designations, the closest town is Wetaskiwin, 20 km off.
35 designated places lie within 100 km of Samson 137
Oldest of them is Rundle's Mission (1847), 58 km off. The first one out is Wetaskiwin Court House, 20 km away in Wetaskiwin. They are spread over 17 towns, including Downtown, Strathcona and Leduc County.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Wetaskiwin Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1907–1910 · 20 km away, in Wetaskiwin |
| Lacombe Blacksmith Shop MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 42 km away, in Lacombe |
| Flatiron BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1904 · 42 km away, in Lacombe |
| Rundle's MissionNational Historic Site · 1847–1848 · 58 km away, in Leduc County |
| Leduc-Woodbend OilfieldNational Historic Site · 1946 · 60 km away, in Leduc County |
| Leduc No. 1Provincial historic resource · 63 km away, in Leduc County |
| Former Calgary and Edmonton Railway Station, Red Deer, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1910–1911 · 64 km away, in Red Deer |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 81 km away, in Ritchie |
| Princess TheatreProvincial historic resource · 81 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 81 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Old StrathconaProvincial historic area · 81 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| Walterdale PlayhouseMunicipal historic resource · 81 km away, in Strathcona |
Most of what stands within 100 km of Samson 137 dates from the decades after Confederation
Reaching 100 km out from Samson 137: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Oldest of all: Rundle's Mission, Leduc County, 1847. Within 100 km, 20 records give a date. One goes back before 1867.
Samson 137 built the most from 1981 to 2000, 49% of today’s homes
From 2016 on, Samson 137 built only 3.2% of its homes; the typical town built 4.1%. Count back from today and half of Samson 137’s homes are older than 2001. In Samson 137, 32% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Samson 137 compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,400 to 3,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Just one has more: Richmond. The typical town its size has 0. For 15, the registers list nothing.
Samson 137 and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samson 137 | 3,427 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ermineskin 138 | 2,359 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Louis Bull 138B | 1,394 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ponoka | 8,212 | 0 | 0 | — |
Samson 137 in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 1.9%, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Samson 137’s history
How many historic places does Samson 137 have on the registers?
None in Samson 137 itself. The closest is Wetaskiwin Court House in Wetaskiwin, 20 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Samson 137?
The 2021 Census dates 1.9% 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).