Photo: dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada · CC BY 2.0Taber’s surroundings: 13 historic places within 100 km
The nearest town to Taber with a top designation is Stirling, 53 km away. The newest homes, 2016 to 2021, are 6.6% of the total, the typical town 4.1%.
Stirling Agricultural Village, 53 km from Taber, is the closest
By age, Fort Whoop-Up leads, from 1869, at 65 km. Count to 100 km and there are 13. The mix: 6 National Historic Sites, 5 provincial or municipal listings and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Stirling Agricultural VillageNational Historic Site · 1890 · 53 km away, in Stirling |
| Michelsen FarmsteadProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 53 km away, in Stirling |
| Raymond Community CentreProvincial historic resource · 63 km away, in Raymond |
| Raymond Buddhist ChurchProvincial historic resource · 63 km away, in Raymond |
| Fort Whoop-UpNational Historic Site · 1869–1870 · 65 km away, in Cardston County |
| Brooks AqueductNational Historic Site · 1912–1915 · 72 km away, in Newell County |
| Majorville Cairn and Medicine WheelProvincial historic resource · 78 km away, in Vulcan County |
| Ralston School (R2)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1950–1951 · 78 km away, in Cypress County |
| Central Laboratory (B-1)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1955–1956 · 79 km away, in Cypress County |
| Fort MacleodNational Historic Site · 1874–1875 · 92 km away, in Fort Macleod |
| Empress TheatreProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 94 km away, in Fort Macleod |
| Territorial Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1902–1905 · 94 km away, in Fort Macleod |
From 1869 on: the dated places within 100 km of Taber
Places as far as 100 km from Taber, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
The bars count 9 dated places within 100 km. The oldest is Fort Whoop-Up in Cardston County, from 1869.
Most of Taber’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 32%
Before 1961: 22% of Taber’s homes, near the usual 18%. Over half of the homes in Taber were already standing by 1981. In Taber, 23% 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.
How Taber compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 7,900 to 8,000 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Cardinal, Clare and Acton Vale have more. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Taber and its neighbours
Taber in brief
Older stock first: 22% of homes in Taber were standing by 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.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Taber’s history
How many historic places does Taber have on the registers?
Nothing inside Taber; Stirling Agricultural Village in Stirling, 53 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Taber?
Before 1961: 22% of its homes; 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).