FedHeritage Railway Station · 1929–1930VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Cranberry Portage, ManitobaRailway AvenuePublic domain · Commons file
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.01historic place on the registers
History of Kelsey · Canada’s heritage registers
1 historic place on the heritage registers in Kelsey
Kelsey’s one place is VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, a heritage railway station begun in 1929. Few homes are old by the census: 12% before 1961, against 18%.
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
1929
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
12%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Kelsey in pictures
Pictured: “VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Cranberry Portage, Manitoba”, Kelsey’s only designated place.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Through time
Kelsey, long ago
From before 1950 comes the oldest view of one of its historic places. A tap opens it at full size, with its credit.
1910–1919Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Kelsey’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Other federal designations
Names show on hover, and a tap takes you to the place’s page.
The 1, by tier
1 Other federal designations
What the map shows is the open record: the federal directory in full, and from provincial or municipal lists only the places Wikidata ties to an encyclopedia article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Other federal designations
One more federal designation in Kelsey
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Top-ranked heritage near Kelsey: one place within 100 km
By designation: a heritage railway station and a National Historic Site. The oldest, Cumberland House, dates from 1821, 64 km away. Nearest comes “VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, The Pas, Manitoba”, 41 km off, in The Pas.
The 2 nearest, within 100 km
| VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, The Pas, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1928–1929 · 41 km away, in The Pas |
| Cumberland HouseNational Historic Site · 1821 · 64 km away, in Division No. 18, Unorganized |
Homes by age
Most of Kelsey’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 37%
Over half of the homes in Kelsey were already standing by 2001. Kelsey has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 30%, where most towns have 23%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 4.1% of Kelsey’s, about the typical 4.1%.
12%
Before 1961
37%
1961–80
30%
1981–2000
16%
2001–15
4.1%
2016–21
KelseyTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
In brief
Kelsey in brief
The registers count 1 historic place in Kelsey. Its housing is young: only 12% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: its one place was designated in 1992.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Map points. Parks Canada publishes no coordinates, so federal places are pinned where Wikidata puts them.
- 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.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Kelsey’s history
How many historic places does Kelsey have on the registers?
Inside Kelsey: 1 historic place.
What is the oldest building in Kelsey?
VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, a Heritage Railway Station, begun in 1929.
How old are the homes in Kelsey?
The 2021 Census dates 12% 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).