Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada · CC BY 2.0The heritage near Strathmore: 18 places in a 50 km radius
Its housing is mostly newer: 3% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Siksika 146, 31 km from here. Hugh John MacDonald heads a list of 2 people born in Strathmore before 1914. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from 1883, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
18 designated places lie within 50 km of Strathmore
They are 11 National Historic Sites and 7 provincial or municipal listings. At 44 km, Blackfoot Crossing in Siksika 146 is the closest. Downtown Commercial Core, Siksika 146 and Beltline hold most of them, among 8 towns.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Blackfoot CrossingNational Historic Site · 1877 · 44 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Treaty Nº 7 Signing SiteNational Historic Site · 1877 · 45 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 46 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 47 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 47 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 47 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 47 km away, in Sunnyside |
| Stephen AvenueNational Historic Site · 1880–1931 · 47 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Bank of Nova ScotiaProvincial historic resource · 47 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Palace TheatreNational Historic Site · 1921–1922 · 47 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| St. Mary's Parish HallMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 47 km away, in Mission |
| Central Memorial Library and ParkNational Historic Site · 1908–1913 · 48 km away, in Beltline |
Within 50 km of Strathmore, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
No place near Strathmore is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
Within 50 km, building dates exist for 14 places. The earliest is Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village, begun in 1875.
Strathmore’s building boom came from 2001 to 2015: 44% of its homes
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 6% of Strathmore’s, above the typical 4.1%. Only 15% of Strathmore’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. 33% of Strathmore’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Strathmore and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathmore | 16,416 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wheatland County | 10,150 | 0 | 0 | — |
Strathmore in brief
Before 1961: just 3% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, like most towns its size, it has no historic place; and its past has lives on the record such as Hugh John MacDonald (1911) and H S Ferns (1913).
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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
Questions about Strathmore’s history
How many historic places does Strathmore have on the registers?
Inside Strathmore, none so far. At 44 km, Blackfoot Crossing in Siksika 146 is the nearest, with the top designation.
When did Strathmore become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Strathmore to 1883. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Strathmore?
3% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
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).