Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain5 registered heritage sites stand within 25 km of Whitehead
Heritage of the first rank begins 15 km from Whitehead, in Brandon. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is December 22, 1883; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
2 places of the highest rank within 25 km of Whitehead
By age, “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Brandon, Manitoba” leads, from 1911, at 16 km. Nearest comes Dominion Exhibition Display Building Nº 2, 15 km off, in Brandon. Among them are 2 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station.
The 5 nearest, within 25 km
| Dominion Exhibition Display Building Nº 2National Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 15 km away, in Brandon |
| Daly House MuseumMunicipal heritage site · 15 km away, in Brandon |
| St. Matthew's Anglican CathedralProvincial heritage site · 1913 · 15 km away, in Brandon |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Brandon, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1911–1913 · 16 km away, in Brandon |
| BCATP Hangar No. 1National Historic Site · 1940–1942 · 19 km away, in Brandon |
Whitehead is still building: 8.1% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
17% of Whitehead’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 29% of Whitehead’s homes. Whitehead has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 20%, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Whitehead and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead | 1,824 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brandon | 59,444 | 7 | 2 | 1907 |
Whitehead in brief
Its housing is young: only 17% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
Questions about Whitehead’s history
How many historic places does Whitehead have on the registers?
Not within Whitehead. Its nearest is a top designation: Dominion Exhibition Display Building Nº 2, 15 km away in Brandon.
When did Whitehead become a municipality?
Wikidata gives December 22, 1883 for Whitehead, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Whitehead?
17% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Whitehead be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in Whitehead shows up only as a Wikidata number.
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).