Riding Mountain West’s record begins in 2015
Wikidata gives the municipality of Riding Mountain West the date January 1, 2015, which can mark a founding, an incorporation or a merger. It succeeded Shellmouth-Boulton and Silver Creek.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Inglis Grain Elevators · Photo: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes from before 1961 make up 35% of Riding Mountain West’s stock, above the 18% of the typical town. The one entry is Inglis Grain Elevators (1922), a national historic site. There are also 2 listings on provincial or municipal registers with no open description, so no pages.
Wikidata gives the municipality of Riding Mountain West the date January 1, 2015, which can mark a founding, an incorporation or a merger. It succeeded Shellmouth-Boulton and Silver Creek.
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The federal directory kept by Parks Canada supplies most of these places; provincial and municipal lists outside Québec aren’t open data, so only the ones Wikidata documents with an article appear.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Of the 2 of the highest rank, the nearest is Esterhazy Flour Mill, 70 km away. Nearest comes “Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, Manitoba”, 31 km off, in Roblin. The record reaches back to 1882 with R. D. McNaughton Building, 97 km away.
| Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1906–1907 · 31 km away, in Roblin |
| Esterhazy Flour MillNational Historic Site · 1904–1908 · 70 km away, in Esterhazy |
| Ukrainian Catholic Church of the ResurrectionNational Historic Site · 1936–1940 · 82 km away, in Dauphin |
| Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Dauphin, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1912–1913 · 83 km away, in Dauphin |
| Tennis Clubhouse (B-6)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1936 · 93 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Bandstand (B9)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1936 · 93 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Park Administration BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1956–1957 · 93 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Accountant's ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1927–1928 · 94 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Casa Loma, Building (A2)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1928–1930 · 94 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Staff Residence Building B-15Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 94 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Superintendent’s Residence and Works GarageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1931–1933 · 97 km away, in Harrison Park |
| R. D. McNaughton BuildingMunicipal heritage property · 1882 · 97 km away, in Moosomin |
Over half of the homes in Riding Mountain West were already standing by 1981. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 27% of Riding Mountain West’s, about the typical 27%. 21% of Riding Mountain West’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.
The pre-1961 share of Riding Mountain West’s homes is 35%, against 18% in the typical town. The lists come to 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, including Inglis Grain Elevators. Beyond that, its one place was designated in 1995.
Before 1961: 35% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Inglis Grain Elevators.
Inglis Grain Elevators, a National Historic Site, begun in 1922.
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. 2 more listings in Riding Mountain West are known through Wikidata alone, so they are counted, not paged.
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).