Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0An older town: 44% of Kimberley’s homes predate 1961
Against 18% in the typical town, Kimberley has 2.5 times the share. Within 100 km of Kimberley there are 6 designated places; Fort Steele, at 26 km, is the closest. The closest top-tier heritage is in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, 27 km from here.
Near Kimberley (100 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the decades after Confederation
The nearest historic places to Kimberley, out to 100 km, by the first construction date on each record.
6 dated places within 100 km make up the record. 2 go back before 1867. First by date comes Kootenae House in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay, from 1807.
6 historic places within 100 km of Kimberley
They belong to 4 towns, chiefly Electoral Area C, East Kootenay, Kaslo and Electoral Area F, East Kootenay. Oldest of them is Kootenae House (1807), 95 km off. At 26 km, Fort Steele in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay is the closest.
The 6 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort SteeleNational Historic Site · 1887–1888 · 26 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| Fort SteeleBritish Columbia designated provincial heritage site · 1864 · 26 km away, in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay |
| S.S. MoyieNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 71 km away, in Kaslo |
| Kaslo Municipal HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 72 km away, in Kaslo |
| Kootenae HouseNational Historic Site · 1807–1813 · 95 km away, in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 97 km away, in Nelson |
5.7% of Kimberley’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Few of Kimberley’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 13%, the norm 23%. More than half of Kimberley’s housing predates 1981. 25% of Kimberley’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Kimberley compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 9,000 to 9,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Chelsea, Coaticook and Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval. The middle one has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Kimberley in brief
Before 1961: 44% of Kimberley’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Questions about Kimberley’s history
How many historic places does Kimberley have on the registers?
None inside Kimberley yet. The nearest, Fort Steele, carries the highest designation, 26 km away in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay.
How old are the homes in Kimberley?
The 2021 Census dates 44% 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).