Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Heritage within reach of Sylvan Lake: 5 places, 50 km or closer
Few homes are old by the census: 3% before 1961, against 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 46 km away, in Clearwater County. Wikidata gives 1898 for the municipality, whether that is when it was founded, incorporated or merged.
5 places on Canada’s registers lie 50 km or less from Sylvan Lake
By age, Flatiron Building leads, from 1904, at 30 km. They belong to 3 towns, chiefly Red Deer County, Lacombe and Red Deer. Nearest comes Stephansson House, 18 km off, in Red Deer County.
The 5 nearest, within 50 km
| Stephansson HouseProvincial historic resource · 18 km away, in Red Deer County |
| Former Calgary and Edmonton Railway Station, Red Deer, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1910–1911 · 19 km away, in Red Deer |
| Markerville Lutheran ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 21 km away, in Red Deer County |
| Flatiron BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1904 · 30 km away, in Lacombe |
| Lacombe Blacksmith Shop MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 30 km away, in Lacombe |
11% of Sylvan Lake’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Few of Sylvan Lake’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 12%, the norm 27%. Sylvan Lake has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 47%, where most towns have 15%. 27% of Sylvan Lake’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, close to 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.
Sylvan Lake and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Lake | 17,897 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bentley | 1,153 | 0 | 0 | — |
Sylvan Lake in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 3% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
Questions about Sylvan Lake’s history
How many historic places does Sylvan Lake have on the registers?
Inside Sylvan Lake, none so far; Stephansson House, 18 km away in Red Deer County, is the closest.
When did Sylvan Lake become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Sylvan Lake to 1898. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Sylvan Lake?
3% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).