Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainOld Stony Plain: 4 photographs from 1910 to 1925
The nearest heritage to Stony Plain is Leduc No. 1, 28 km off, one of 28 places within 50 km. Homes from before 1961 are 4.1% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. The nearest town with a top designation is Glenora, 28 km away.
Stony Plain from 1910 to 1925
Here in time order: 4 old photographs of the town. Tap any picture to see it full screen.
c. 1910
c. 1912
c. 1912
c. 1925Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
Most of what stands within 50 km of Stony Plain dates from the decades after Confederation
Out to 50 km from Stony Plain, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Within 50 km, building dates exist for 16 places. Oldest of all: Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage, Lac Ste. Anne County, 1889.
28 designated places lie within 50 km of Stony Plain
By age, Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage leads, from 1889, at 33 km. For the highest designations, the nearest of 3 is Government House, 30 km away. The first one out is Leduc No. 1, 28 km away in Leduc County.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Leduc No. 1Provincial historic resource · 28 km away, in Leduc County |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 30 km away, in Glenora |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 30 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Leduc-Woodbend OilfieldNational Historic Site · 1946 · 31 km away, in Leduc County |
| Rutherford HouseProvincial historic resource · 1911 · 31 km away, in Garneau |
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 32 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| High Level BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 32 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 32 km away, in Downtown |
| Old Scona Academic High SchoolProvincial historic resource · 1908 · 32 km away, in Strathcona |
| J. J. Duggan ResidenceMunicipal historic resource · 32 km away, in Strathcona |
| Strathcona Public BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1913 · 32 km away, in Queen Alexandra |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 32 km away, in Downtown |
A growing town: 6.9% of Stony Plain’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Only 18% of Stony Plain’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 45% of Stony Plain’s, against 15% in the typical town. In Stony Plain, 26% of homes date from 1981 to 2000, much as in most towns (23%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Stony Plain and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Plain | 19,662 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Parkland County | 34,286 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spruce Grove | 44,575 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Enoch Cree Nation | 1,947 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rosenthal | 4,873 | 0 | 0 | — |
Stony Plain in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 4.1% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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. 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. 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.
Questions about Stony Plain’s history
How many historic places does Stony Plain have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Stony Plain; Leduc No. 1, in Leduc County, is 28 km away.
How old are the homes in Stony Plain?
4.1% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Stony Plain be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows one more listing in Stony Plain, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article it gets no page.
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).