TopNational Historic Site · 1914–1971Turner Valley Gas PlantPhoto: Grapher78 · CC BY 3.0 · Commons file
Turner Valley Gas Plant · Photo: Grapher78 · CC BY 3.02historic places on the registers
History of Turner Valley · Canada’s heritage registers
Heritage in Turner Valley: 2 historic places, all of the highest rank
Few towns have as much for their size as Turner Valley: 7.2 for every 10,000 residents, more than 96% of Canadian towns. Its oldest building on the record is Turner Valley Gas Plant, from 1914.
Historic places
2
7.2 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
2
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Oldest building
1914
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
17%
typical town: 18%
Through time
Old Turner Valley, 1914 to 1932
One old photograph of the town, joined by the oldest view of one of its historic places, from oldest to latest. Pick a dot to see the year; pick a picture to see it large.
c. 1914
1932Public 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.
The map
Where Turner Valley’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 2, by tier
2 Highest designations
What the map shows is the open record: the federal directory in full, and from provincial or municipal lists only the places Wikidata ties to an encyclopedia article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there. One place, placed by its register’s municipality, has no point and isn’t on the map.
Highest designations
2 places in Turner Valley with the highest designation
The first was designated in 1990, the latest in 1994. National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Turner Valley Gas Plant and Turner Valley Oilfield lead the list. Each one opens its own page.
National Historic SiteTurner Valley Oilfield
Around the town
Nearest to Turner Valley: Piggery, 28 km away
By age, Fort Calgary leads, from 1875, at 44 km. All told, 49 places are within 50 km. They belong to 9 towns, chiefly Foothills County, Downtown Commercial Core and Beltline.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| PiggeryClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1902–1928 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Livestock ShedClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1940–1941 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Self Feeder, former Bunkhouse, Building 30Classified Federal Heritage Building · 1909–1911 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Percheron Box StallsClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1902–1928 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Poultry Shed, Building 21AClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1927–1931 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Poultry Building 21Classified Federal Heritage Building · 1927–1931 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Slaughter House, Building 27Classified Federal Heritage Building · 1927–1928 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Vehicle Garage, Building 24Classified Federal Heritage Building · 1930–1931 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Hay ShedClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1956–1957 · 28 km away, in Foothills County |
| Vehicle Garage, Building 35Classified Federal Heritage Building · 1927–1928 · 29 km away, in Foothills County |
| WoodshedClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1920–1930 · 29 km away, in Foothills County |
| Stud Horse Barn, Building 1Classified Federal Heritage Building · 1909–1911 · 29 km away, in Foothills County |
Homes by age
Most of Turner Valley’s homes went up from 2001 to 2015: 39%
From 2016 to 2021 Turner Valley added 6% of its homes, more than the typical town’s 4.1%. Only 16% of Turner Valley’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Like the typical town (18%), Turner Valley has 17% of its homes from before 1961.
17%
Before 1961
16%
1961–80
22%
1981–2000
39%
2001–15
6%
2016–21
Turner ValleyTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Turner Valley has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,800 to 2,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Turner Valley2
Ahead of it: Yamachiche. The typical town its size has 0. 11 of them have nothing on the registers.
Neighbours
Turner Valley and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Valley | 2,784 | 2 | 2 | 1914 |
| Black Diamond | 2,910 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Turner Valley in brief
The registers count 2 historic places in Turner Valley, 2 with the highest designation, Turner Valley Gas Plant first. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more historic places. Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 17%, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: the designations ran from 1990 to 1994.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
Questions about Turner Valley’s history
Which places in Turner Valley have the highest designation?
They are Turner Valley Gas Plant and Turner Valley Oilfield.
What is the oldest building in Turner Valley?
Turner Valley Gas Plant, a National Historic Site, begun in 1914.
How old are the homes in Turner Valley?
Before 1961: 17% 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).