Photo: Larry LaRose · CC BY-SA 3.0Within 25 km of Colebrook, 16 places are on the heritage registers
Only 4.4% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. The closest top-tier heritage is in Langley, 18 km from here.
The highest designation, 5 times, within 25 km of Colebrook
Closest of all is Holy Trinity Cathedral, in New Westminster, 11 km off. All told, 16 places are within 25 km. Their towns number 8: Langley, Richmond and New Westminster first.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Holy Trinity CathedralListed in a community heritage register · 1902 · 11 km away, in New Westminster |
| Peace ArchNational Register of Historic Places listed place · 1921 · 14 km away, in Douglas |
| Minoru ChapelHeritage designation · 21 km away, in Richmond |
| Britannia ShipyardNational Historic Site · 1890–1956 · 21 km away, in Richmond |
| Marpole MiddenNational Historic Site · 1892 · 22 km away, in Marpole |
| Saint Andrew's United ChurchListed in a community heritage register · 22 km away, in Langley |
| Gulf of Georgia CanneryNational Historic Site · 1894–1965 · 23 km away, in Richmond |
| Harbour Air Hangar, Building T-018 at the Vancouver International AirportRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1930–1931 · 23 km away, in Richmond |
| Bloedel ConservatoryListed in a community heritage register · 1969 · 23 km away, in Riley Park |
| Big HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1958–1960 · 23 km away, in Langley |
| Servants' QuartersRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1958 · 23 km away, in Langley |
| Fort LangleyNational Historic Site · 1839–1841 · 23 km away, in Langley |
Around Colebrook, within 25 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1839
Places as far as 25 km from Colebrook, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Within 25 km, building dates exist for 14 places. Before Confederation: 2. First by date comes Fort Langley in Langley, from 1839.
Colebrook built the most from 1981 to 2000, 57% of today’s homes
New building in Colebrook runs at the usual pace: 3.6% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. Only 15% of Colebrook’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 21% of Colebrook’s, against 15% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Colebrook compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,600 to 3,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Just one has more: Two Hills County No. 21. The typical town its size has 0. 15 of them have nothing on the registers.
Colebrook and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colebrook | 3,617 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Panorama Ridge | 36,473 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Strawberry Hill | 37,037 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sullivan | 42,135 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newton | 51,222 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Crescent Heights | 9,033 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Anderson Walk | 4,210 | 0 | 0 | — |
Colebrook in brief
Few of its homes are old, 4.4% before 1961, 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 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.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
Questions about Colebrook’s history
How many historic places does Colebrook have on the registers?
None within Colebrook itself; the nearest is 11 km off: Holy Trinity Cathedral, in New Westminster.
How old are the homes in Colebrook?
The 2021 Census dates 4.4% 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).