Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia · CC025 places on the heritage registers lie within 25 km of St. Albert, the nearest Alberta Aviation Museum, 11 km away. Only 2.8% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Glenora, 12 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
St. Albert was founded in 1861. 165 years have passed since. The name of St. Albert honours Albert of Louvain, roman Catholic cardinal.
How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “St. Albert, Alberta”, revision 1378468860 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.
The nearest historic places to St. Albert, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Within 25 km, 14 records give a date. The oldest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta” in Ritchie, from 1907.
“Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Edmonton, Alberta”, 16 km off, is the oldest: 1907. The nearest is Alberta Aviation Museum, 11 km away in Sherbrooke. They belong to 11 towns, chiefly Downtown, Strathcona and Queen Alexandra.
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 11 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 12 km away, in Glenora |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 12 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 13 km away, in McCauley |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 14 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 14 km away, in Downtown |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 14 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 14 km away, in Downtown |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 14 km away, in Downtown |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 14 km away, in Garneau |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 14 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 14 km away, in Boyle Street |
23% of St. Albert’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 33% of St. Albert’s homes. Over half of the homes in St. Albert 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.
Towns of 66,600 to 81,800 residents, by places on the registers.
12 have more. The typical town its size has 2. For 4, the registers list nothing.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Albert | 74,621 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Albany | 3,015 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carlton | 5,502 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Oxford | 4,460 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cumberland | 6,493 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rapperswill | 3,639 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hudson | 3,634 | 0 | 0 | — |
The census dates only 2.8% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 2.
St. Albert has none of its own yet. Alberta Aviation Museum, in Sherbrooke, is the nearest, 11 km away.
The 2021 Census dates 2.8% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 4 further listings in St. Albert show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).