Photo: Rural Health Professions Action Plan from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · CC BY 2.022 heritage places lie within 100 km of Three Hills
Heritage of the first rank begins 91 km from Three Hills, in Downtown East Village. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 1.3% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.
The heritage closest to Three Hills: The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site, at 68 km
Of 8 top designations nearby, Fort Calgary is the closest, at 91 km. Fort Calgary, 91 km off, is the oldest: 1875. They are 12 provincial or municipal listings, 8 National Historic Sites and 2 heritage railway stations.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic SiteNational historic site of Canada · 68 km away, in Drumheller |
| Former Calgary and Edmonton Railway Station, Red Deer, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1910–1911 · 73 km away, in Red Deer |
| Markerville Lutheran ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 78 km away, in Red Deer County |
| Stephansson HouseProvincial historic resource · 82 km away, in Red Deer County |
| Flatiron BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1904 · 90 km away, in Lacombe |
| Lacombe Blacksmith Shop MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 90 km away, in Lacombe |
| Fort CalgaryNational Historic Site · 1875–1876 · 91 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Centre Street BridgeMunicipal historic resource · 91 km away, in Sunnyside |
| Heritage Hall - Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNational Historic Site · 1921–1923 · 91 km away, in Hillhurst |
| Calgary City HallNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 91 km away, in Downtown East Village |
| Cathedral Church of the RedeemerMunicipal historic resource · 1905 · 91 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
| Burns BuildingProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 91 km away, in Downtown Commercial Core |
Within 100 km of Three Hills, the oldest record dates from 1875
Reaching 100 km out from Three Hills: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
The earliest is Fort Calgary in Downtown East Village, begun in 1875. Within 100 km, building dates exist for 14 places.
Three Hills’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 39% of its homes
20% of Three Hills’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Before 1961: 17% of Three Hills’s homes, near the usual 18%. More than half of Three Hills’s housing predates 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Three Hills compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,500 to 3,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Downtown East Village and Saint-Pascal. The typical town its size has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
Three Hills and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Hills | 3,502 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kneehill County | 5,129 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trochu | 1,191 | 0 | 0 | — |
Three Hills in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 17%, 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
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- 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. 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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 Three Hills’s history
How many historic places does Three Hills have on the registers?
None inside Three Hills yet. The nearest is The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site, 68 km away in Drumheller.
How old are the homes in Three Hills?
The 2021 Census dates 17% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).