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Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British ColumbiaBurlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia · Photo: A.L. Szalanski · Public domain
1historic place on the registers
History of Salmo · Canada’s heritage registers

Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Salmo

The typical town has 18% of its homes from before 1961; Salmo has 35%. The one entry is Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia (1913), a heritage railway station.

1913oldest building
Historic places
1
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Oldest building
1913
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
35%
typical town: 18%
How it began

Back to 1913: Salmo’s first record

By 1913 the place had a station: Salmo railway station. On the open record, Salmo as a municipality goes back to 1946, though that may be a charter rather than a first settlement.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The map

Where Salmo’s history is

Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.

Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia · Heritage Railway Station · 1913–1914
Other federal designations

Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.

The 1, by tier
1 Other federal designations

Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists the places the Government of Canada has recognized; outside Québec, provincial and municipal listings come only through Wikidata, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.

Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.

Other federal designations

One other place Canada recognizes in Salmo

Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.

Around the town

4 historic places within 50 km of Salmo

By designation: 3 National Historic Sites and a heritage railway station. The record reaches back to 1898 with Rossland Court House, 40 km away. Nearest comes Doukhobor Suspension Bridge, 29 km off, in Castlegar.

The 4 nearest, within 50 km

Doukhobor Suspension BridgeNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 29 km away, in Castlegar
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Nelson, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 33 km away, in Nelson
Rossland Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1898–1902 · 40 km away, in Rossland
Miners' Union HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1899 · 40 km away, in Rossland
Homes by age

Only 1.8% of Salmo’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)

Over half of the homes in Salmo were already standing by 1981. Only 11% of Salmo’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. In Salmo, 31% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).

35%
Before 1961
31%
1961–80
20%
1981–2000
11%
2001–15
1.8%
2016–21
SalmoTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Neighbours

Salmo and its neighbours

TownPeoplePlacesHighestOldest
Salmo1,310101913
Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay1,79500—
In brief

Salmo in brief

Housing in Salmo includes 35% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. All told, the registers hold 1 historic place. The other figures are unremarkable: its designation dates from 1992.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • 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.
  • 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. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
  • Map points. Parks Canada publishes no coordinates, so federal places are pinned where Wikidata puts them.

Questions about Salmo’s history

How many historic places does Salmo have on the registers?

Inside Salmo: 1 historic place.

How old are the homes in Salmo?

Before 1961: 35% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.

What is the oldest building in Salmo?

Burlington Northern Railway Station, Salmo, British Columbia, a Heritage Railway Station, begun in 1913.

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).