Photo: Holger Steinhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Fernie’s surroundings: 6 historic places within 100 km
The closest top-tier heritage to Fernie is in Crowsnest Pass, 46 km away. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has 1904, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
The highest designation, 2 times, within 100 km of Fernie
Their towns number 3: Crowsnest Pass, Electoral Area C, East Kootenay and Pincher Creek No. 9 first. The nearest is Fort Steele, 43 km away in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay. Among them are 3 provincial or municipal listings, 2 National Historic Sites and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
The 6 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort SteeleBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 1864 · 43 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| Fort SteeleNational Historic Site · 1887–1888 · 43 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| ColemanNational Historic Site · 1903–1972 · 43 km away, in Crowsnest Pass |
| Frank SlideProvincial historic resource · 49 km away, in Crowsnest Pass |
| LilleProvincial historic resource · 51 km away, in Crowsnest Pass |
| RCMP Detachment GarageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1927–1929 · 95 km away, in Pincher Creek No. 9 |
Fernie built the most from 1961 to 1980, 37% of today’s homes
New building in Fernie runs at the usual pace: 4% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. 22% of Fernie’s homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Fernie has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 19%, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Fernie and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernie | 7,086 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area A, East Kootenay | 2,092 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fernie in brief
Housing in Fernie includes 22% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has no historic place, where the middle town its size has 1; and George Wayne Haddad (1912) is its person of the past on the record.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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 isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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 Fernie’s history
How many historic places does Fernie have on the registers?
Not inside Fernie. The closest is Fort Steele in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, 43 km away.
When did Fernie become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1904 for Fernie, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Fernie?
22% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).