Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn Elton, 36% of homes go back before 1961
For Elton, that is 2.1 times the typical town’s share, 18%. 5 places on the heritage registers lie within 25 km of Elton, the nearest BCATP Hangar No. 1, 8.1 km away. For the highest designations, the closest town is Brandon, 15 km off. Of the 2 people born in Elton before 1914, Johnny Mitchell came first.
8.1 km from Elton: BCATP Hangar No. 1, the nearest on the registers
Among them are 2 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. Count to 25 km and there are 5. The record reaches back to 1911 with “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Brandon, Manitoba”, 14 km away.
The 5 nearest, within 25 km
| BCATP Hangar No. 1National Historic Site · 1940–1942 · 8.1 km away, in Brandon |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Brandon, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1911–1913 · 14 km away, in Brandon |
| Daly House MuseumMunicipal heritage site · 14 km away, in Brandon |
| St. Matthew's Anglican CathedralProvincial heritage site · 1913 · 15 km away, in Brandon |
| Dominion Exhibition Display Building Nº 2National Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 16 km away, in Brandon |
No home in Elton dates from 2016 to 2021; the typical town has 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Elton’s homes are older than 1981. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 30% of Elton’s, about the typical 27%. 19% of Elton’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, close to the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Elton and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton | 1,437 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brandon | 59,444 | 7 | 2 | 1907 |
Elton in brief
Before 1961: 36% of Elton’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, people of its past such as Johnny Mitchell (1891) and Bill Binney (1897).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Elton’s history
How many historic places does Elton have on the registers?
Inside Elton, none so far. At 8.1 km, BCATP Hangar No. 1 in Brandon is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Elton?
The 2021 Census dates 36% 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).