4 registered heritage sites stand within 100 km of Telkwa
From Telkwa, look 74 km away, to Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine, for the nearest place of the highest designation. 4.5% of its homes went up between 2016 and 2021; the typical town built 4.1%.
4 designated places lie within 100 km of Telkwa
Nearest comes “Canadian National Railway Station, Smithers, British Columbia”, 13 km off, in Smithers. By designation: 3 National Historic Sites and a heritage railway station. The record reaches back to 1800 with Kitselas Canyon, 89 km away.
The 4 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Smithers, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1919–1920 · 13 km away, in Smithers |
| Gitwangak Battle HillNational Historic Site · 78 km away, in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine |
| Kitselas CanyonNational Historic Site · 1800 · 89 km away, in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine |
| KitwankulNational Historic Site · 91 km away, in Electoral Area B, Kitimat-Stikine |
Most of Telkwa’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000: 38%
Like the typical town (18%), Telkwa has 18% of its homes from before 1961. Over half of the homes in Telkwa were already standing by 2001. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 23% of Telkwa’s, about the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Telkwa and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telkwa | 1,544 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako | 5,829 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Smithers | 5,627 | 1 | 0 | 1919 |
Telkwa in brief
Of the homes standing in Telkwa, 18% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
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. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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 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.
Questions about Telkwa’s history
How many historic places does Telkwa have on the registers?
None within Telkwa itself; the nearest is 13 km off: Canadian National Railway Station, Smithers, British Columbia, in Smithers.
How old are the homes in Telkwa?
The 2021 Census dates 18% 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).