Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Heritage within reach of Vauxhall: 13 places, 100 km or closer
For the highest designations, the closest town to Vauxhall is Newell County, 57 km off. Before 1961: 21% of the homes, about the usual 18%.
Nearest to Vauxhall: Brooks Aqueduct, 54 km away
The mix: 7 National Historic Sites, 4 provincial or municipal listings and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. Fort Whoop-Up, 77 km off, is the oldest: 1869. They stand in 8 towns, Siksika 146, Cypress County and Stirling among them.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Brooks AqueductNational Historic Site · 1912–1915 · 54 km away, in Newell County |
| Majorville Cairn and Medicine WheelProvincial historic resource · 61 km away, in Vulcan County |
| Ralston School (R2)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1950–1951 · 70 km away, in Cypress County |
| Stirling Agricultural VillageNational Historic Site · 1890 · 70 km away, in Stirling |
| Michelsen FarmsteadProvincial historic resource · 1912 · 70 km away, in Stirling |
| Central Laboratory (B-1)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1955–1956 · 70 km away, in Cypress County |
| Fort Whoop-UpNational Historic Site · 1869–1870 · 77 km away, in Cardston County |
| Raymond Community CentreProvincial historic resource · 79 km away, in Raymond |
| Raymond Buddhist ChurchProvincial historic resource · 79 km away, in Raymond |
| Earthlodge VillageNational Historic Site · 96 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Treaty Nº 7 Signing SiteNational Historic Site · 1877 · 98 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Fort MacleodNational Historic Site · 1874–1875 · 99 km away, in Fort Macleod |
Within 100 km of Vauxhall, the decades after Confederation left the most
No place near Vauxhall is close: these lie up to 100 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The earliest is Fort Whoop-Up in Cardston County, begun in 1869. The bars count 9 dated places within 100 km.
Vauxhall added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
The busiest building years in Vauxhall were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 47% of today’s homes. Only 6.8% of Vauxhall’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Half of the homes standing in Vauxhall today were built before 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Vauxhall and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall | 1,451 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Taber | 8,009 | 0 | 0 | — |
Vauxhall in brief
Counted by age, 21% of Vauxhall’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
Questions about Vauxhall’s history
How many historic places does Vauxhall have on the registers?
Inside Vauxhall, none so far. At 54 km, Brooks Aqueduct in Newell County is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Vauxhall?
Before 1961: 21% 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).