TopNational Historic Site · 1887–1888Fort Steele (9851 BC-95)Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Fort Steele (9851 BC-95) · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.02historic places on the registers
History of Electoral Area C, East Kootenay · Canada’s heritage registers
2 historic places in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, one of them a top designation
Counted by designation, there are a provincial or municipal listing. The earliest construction date, 1864, belongs to Fort Steele. Relative to its size Electoral Area C, East Kootenay has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, more than 89% of Canadian towns. The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 7.1%.
Historic places
2
2.9 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1864
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
7.1%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
2 photographs of Electoral Area C, East Kootenay’s designated places
First come Fort Steele (9851 BC-95) and Fort Steele. Each of Electoral Area C, East Kootenay’s two designated places has a photo.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Electoral Area C, East Kootenay’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsProvincial and local listings
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 2, by tier
1 Highest designations1 Provincial and local listings
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
On a provincial or local list in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay: one place
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 1864Fort SteelePhoto: Ken Thomas · Public domain · Commons file
Around the town
Electoral Area C, East Kootenay’s surroundings: 5 historic places within 100 km
By designation: 3 National Historic Sites and 2 provincial or municipal listings. Coleman in Crowsnest Pass is the nearest, 92 km away. The earliest date is S.S. Moyie’s, 1898, 96 km away.
The 5 nearest, within 100 km
| ColemanNational Historic Site · 1903–1972 · 92 km away, in Crowsnest Pass |
| S.S. MoyieNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 96 km away, in Kaslo |
| Kaslo Municipal HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 96 km away, in Kaslo |
| Frank SlideProvincial historic resource · 99 km away, in Crowsnest Pass |
| LilleProvincial historic resource · 100 km away, in Crowsnest Pass |
Homes by age
Most of Electoral Area C, East Kootenay’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 41%
31% of Electoral Area C, East Kootenay’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. From 2016 on, Electoral Area C, East Kootenay built 5.6% of its homes; the typical town built 4.1%. Over half of the homes in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay were already standing by 2001.
7.1%
Before 1961
41%
1961–80
31%
1981–2000
16%
2001–15
5.6%
2016–21
Electoral Area C, East KootenayTypical 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
Electoral Area C, East Kootenay has the 4th most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 7,000 to 7,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Electoral Area C, East Kootenay2
Ahead of it: L'Ange-Gardien, Perth and Springhill. Their median is 1. 8 of them have none.
Neighbours
Electoral Area C, East Kootenay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, East Kootenay | 7,006 | 2 | 1 | 1864 |
| Cranbrook | 22,703 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Electoral Area C, East Kootenay in brief
Inside Electoral Area C, East Kootenay there are 2 historic places, one with the highest designation, led by Fort Steele. Of the 16 towns closest in size, just 3 have more historic places. Counted by age, only 7.1% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, Frank Stojack (1912) and Frank M. McMahon (1902) are its people of the past on the record; and its one place was designated in 1925.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Electoral Area C, East Kootenay’s history
Which places in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay have the highest designation?
It is Fort Steele (9851 BC-95).
What is the oldest building in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay?
Fort Steele, a British Columbia designated provincial heritage site, begun in 1864.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay?
7.1% predate 1961, where 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).