Photo: Peter Vaitkunas · Public domain10 registered heritage sites stand within 100 km of St. Paul
Bonnyville No. 87, 56 km from St. Paul, has the nearest place of the highest rank. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has 1896, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
Within 100 km of St. Paul, 2 top designations
10 places lie within 100 km. They stand in 6 towns, Cold Lake, St. Paul County No. 19 and Two Hills County No. 21 among them. Nearest comes Fort de l'Isle, 28 km off, in St. Paul County No. 19.
The 10 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort de l'IsleProvincial historic resource · 28 km away, in St. Paul County No. 19 |
| Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of St. MaryProvincial historic resource · 44 km away, in Two Hills County No. 21 |
| Frog LakeNational Historic Site · 1885 · 67 km away, in Bonnyville No. 87 |
| Victoria DistrictNational Historic Site · 1863–2001 · 72 km away, in Smoky Lake County |
| Paint Creek HouseProvincial historic resource · 73 km away, in Vermilion River County |
| Hangar 1Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1954–1955 · 81 km away, in Cold Lake |
| Hangar 2Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1953–1954 · 81 km away, in Cold Lake |
| Hangar 3Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1953–1954 · 81 km away, in Cold Lake |
| Senior Non Commissioned Officer's Building B-30Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1954–1955 · 81 km away, in Cold Lake |
| Hangar 4Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1954–1955 · 81 km away, in Cold Lake |
Most of what stands within 100 km of St. Paul dates from the years since 1946
Places as far as 100 km from St. Paul, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
7 places within 100 km carry a construction date. One is older than 1867. Victoria District, in Smoky Lake County, goes back furthest, to 1863.
Little new building in St. Paul: 2.6% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Before 1961: just 13% of St. Paul’s homes, where most towns have 18%. St. Paul’s largest group of homes, 44%, went up from 1961 to 1980. 18% of St. Paul’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How St. Paul compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,200 to 6,300 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Woodstock, Grosvenor Park, Beauceville, Fatima, Glenora and Willow Creek No. 26. The middle one has 0. 10 of them have none.
St. Paul and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul | 6,218 | 0 | 0 | — |
| St. Paul County No. 19 | 6,462 | 1 | 0 | — |
St. Paul in brief
Few of its homes are old, 13% before 1961, 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. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- 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.
Questions about St. Paul’s history
How many historic places does St. Paul have on the registers?
Not inside St. Paul. The closest is Fort de l'Isle in St. Paul County No. 19, 28 km away.
When did St. Paul become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1896 for St. Paul, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in St. Paul?
The 2021 Census dates 13% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Why might a heritage building in St. Paul be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in St. Paul 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).