TopNational Historic Site · 1930–1939Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionHighway 212 & Zora RoadPhoto: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception · Photo: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.01historic place on the registers
History of Oakbank · Canada’s heritage registers
Oakbank: 1 historic place, with the highest designation
Oakbank’s one place is Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, a national historic site begun in 1930. Scaled to its population, Oakbank’s 0.6 per 10,000 residents beats 75% of Canadian towns. The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 8.8%.
Historic places
1
0.6 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Oldest building
1930
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
8.8%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Oakbank’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
The 1, by tier
1 Highest designations
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Oakbank with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
The highest designation, 30 times, within 25 km of Oakbank
The radius of 25 km holds 42. “Forts Rouge, Garry and Gibraltar”, 22 km off, is the oldest: 1738. Closest of all is Miss Davis' School Residence / Twin Oaks, in St. Andrews, 17 km off.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Miss Davis' School Residence / Twin OaksNational Historic Site · 1850–1860 · 17 km away, in St. Andrews |
| St. Andrew's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1845–1850 · 18 km away, in St. Andrews |
| St. Andrew's RectoryNational Historic Site · 1852–1855 · 18 km away, in St. Andrews |
| St. Boniface Hospital Nurses' ResidenceNational Historic Site · 1927–1929 · 18 km away, in St. Andrews |
| St. Andrews Caméré Curtain Bridge DamNational Historic Site · 1907–1911 · 18 km away, in St. Andrews |
| Red River FloodwayNational Historic Site · 1962–1969 · 18 km away, in St. Clements |
| Seven Oaks House MuseumListed historical resource · 1952 · 20 km away, in Seven Oaks |
| Maison Gabrielle-RoyNational Historic Site · 1905–1906 · 21 km away, in Central St. Boniface |
| Battle of Seven OaksNational Historic Site · 1816 · 21 km away, in Seven Oaks |
| Lower Fort GarryNational Historic Site · 1830–1851 · 21 km away, in St. Andrews |
| Cathedral of St. JohnProvincial heritage site · 21 km away, in Luxton |
| St. Boniface City HallNational Historic Site · 1905–1906 · 21 km away, in North St. Boniface |
Homes by age
Oakbank is still building: 7.9% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
More of Oakbank’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 30%. Oakbank has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 26%, where most towns have 15%. Half of the homes standing in Oakbank today were built before 2001.
8.8%
Before 1961
27%
1961–80
30%
1981–2000
26%
2001–15
7.9%
2016–21
OakbankTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Oakbank has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 17,300 to 17,700 residents, by places on the registers.
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Just one has more: Bay-Cloverhill. The typical town its size has 0. 10 of them have nothing on the registers.
Neighbours
Oakbank and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakbank | 17,494 | 1 | 1 | 1930 |
| Canterbury Park | 8,744 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kildare-Redonda | 8,294 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Radisson | 3,653 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victoria West | 3,687 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Meadows | 3,822 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East St. Paul | 10,321 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Oakbank in brief
Oakbank holds 1 historic place on Canada’s registers, one with the highest designation, including Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception. Of the 16 towns closest in size, just one has more historic places. Before 1961: just 8.8% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: its past has lives on the record such as Ervin Pringle (1910) and Albert H. C. Corbett (1887); and its one place was designated in 1997.
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.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- 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. 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
Questions about Oakbank’s history
Which places in Oakbank have the highest designation?
Just one: Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception.
What is the oldest building in Oakbank?
By its record, Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, from 1930 (National Historic Site).
How old are the homes in Oakbank?
8.8% predate 1961, where 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).