Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWithin 25 km of Birdland, 40 places are on the heritage registers
The closest top-tier heritage to Birdland is in Langley, 17 km away. 2.5% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.
The heritage closest to Birdland: Holy Trinity Cathedral, at 6.8 km
All told, 40 places are within 25 km. Between them, 13 towns share them, mainly Yaletown, Langley and Granville Entertainment District. For the highest designations, the nearest of 11 is Fort Langley, 18 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Holy Trinity CathedralListed in a community heritage register · 1902 · 6.8 km away, in New Westminster |
| Saint Andrew's United ChurchListed in a community heritage register · 17 km away, in Langley |
| Big HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1958–1960 · 18 km away, in Langley |
| Servants' QuartersRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1958 · 18 km away, in Langley |
| Fort LangleyNational Historic Site · 1839–1841 · 18 km away, in Langley |
| StorehouseClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1840–1872 · 18 km away, in Langley |
| Northeast BastionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1958 · 18 km away, in Langley |
| Hastings ParkProvincially Recognized Heritage Site · 1888 · 19 km away, in Hastings-Sunrise |
| Canadian National Railways / VIA Rail Station, Vancouver, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 22 km away, in Strathcona |
| Bloedel ConservatoryListed in a community heritage register · 1969 · 22 km away, in Riley Park |
| Vancouver Japanese Language SchoolNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 22 km away, in Strathcona |
| Kuomintang BuildingHeritage designation · 22 km away, in Strathcona |
The places within 25 km of Birdland lean to the decades after Confederation
Out to 25 km from Birdland, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Within 25 km, 33 records give a date. Before Confederation: 2. The earliest is Fort Langley in Langley, begun in 1839.
Most of Birdland’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 42%
19% of Birdland’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 11% of Birdland’s, against 15% in the typical town. Over half of the homes in Birdland were already standing by 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Birdland compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 10,700 to 10,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Eastern Passage, Contrecoeur and Alexandria. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have none.
Birdland and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdland | 10,745 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Port Mann | 5,988 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Guildford | 14,663 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Johnston Heights | 30,971 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Whalley | 52,642 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bridgeview | 3,511 | 0 | 0 | — |
Birdland in brief
Birdland’s homes from before 1961 come to 19%, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Birdland’s history
How many historic places does Birdland have on the registers?
Birdland has none of its own yet. Holy Trinity Cathedral, in New Westminster, is the nearest, 6.8 km away.
How old are the homes in Birdland?
Before 1961: 19% of its homes; 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).