Photo: Glen Jackson glen_jackson · CC0History around Maple Ridge: 6 designated places within 10 km
Homes from before 1961 are 8.3% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. Heritage of the first rank begins 12 km away, in Langley. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has 1874, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
Maple Ridge’s area holds 2 top-tier places within 10 km
At 5.6 km, Fort Langley in Langley is the closest. Among them are 3 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, a National Historic Site and a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Count to 10 km and there are 6.
The 6 nearest, within 10 km
| Fort LangleyNational Historic Site · 1839–1841 · 5.6 km away, in Langley |
| Northeast BastionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1958 · 5.6 km away, in Langley |
| StorehouseClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1840–1872 · 5.7 km away, in Langley |
| Servants' QuartersRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1958 · 5.7 km away, in Langley |
| Big HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1958–1960 · 5.7 km away, in Langley |
| Saint Andrew's United ChurchListed in a community heritage register · 5.8 km away, in Langley |
Within 10 km of Maple Ridge, the oldest record dates from 1839
Places near Maple Ridge (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
Fort Langley, in Langley, is the oldest (1839). Within 10 km, building dates exist for 5 places. 2 predate Confederation.
A growing town: 10% of Maple Ridge’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Maple Ridge’s largest group of homes, 36%, went up from 1981 to 2000. 25% of Maple Ridge’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Few of Maple Ridge’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 20%, the norm 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Maple Ridge and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge | 105,925 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pitt Meadows | 20,892 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Langley | 163,885 | 6 | 2 | 1839 |
| Clayton Heights | 8,961 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aloha Estates | 13,194 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 0 | 0 | — |
Maple Ridge in brief
Before 1961: just 8.3% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, it has no historic place, against 5 for the middle town its size.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Maple Ridge’s history
How many historic places does Maple Ridge have on the registers?
Inside Maple Ridge, none so far. At 5.6 km, Fort Langley in Langley is the nearest, with the top designation.
When did Maple Ridge become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1874 for Maple Ridge, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Maple Ridge?
8.3% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Maple Ridge be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 3 more listings in Maple Ridge, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article they get no page.
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).