Photo: maclean · Public domainWithin 100 km of Dawson Creek, 2 places are on the heritage registers
The closest top-tier heritage to Dawson Creek is in Taylor, 53 km away. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from January 6, 1958, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
Nearest to Dawson Creek: Tse'K'wa, 72 km away
The radius of 100 km holds 2. They stand in 2 towns, Electoral Area C, Peace River and Grande Prairie County No. 1 among them. Among them are a National Historic Site and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
The 2 nearest, within 100 km
| Tse'K'waNational Historic Site · 72 km away, in Electoral Area C, Peace River |
| Building 15Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1947–1948 · 82 km away, in Grande Prairie County No. 1 |
24% of Dawson Creek’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 18% of Dawson Creek’s, against 23% in the typical town. Dawson Creek’s largest group of homes, 35%, went up from 1961 to 1980. 19% of Dawson Creek’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Dawson Creek and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Creek | 13,635 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 0 | 0 | — |
Dawson Creek in brief
Older stock first: 24% of homes in Dawson Creek were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Dawson Creek’s history
How many historic places does Dawson Creek have on the registers?
Dawson Creek has none of its own; Tse'K'wa, in Electoral Area C, Peace River, the closest at 72 km, holds the highest designation.
When did Dawson Creek become a municipality?
Wikidata gives January 6, 1958 for Dawson Creek, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Dawson Creek?
The 2021 Census dates 24% 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).