Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · CC BY 2.0Springfield North and its setting: 32 historic places within 10 km
Homes from before 1961 are 1.5% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. The closest top-tier heritage is in Seven Oaks, 4.9 km from here.
Within 10 km of Springfield North: 32 places on the registers
The nearest is Seven Oaks House Museum, 5.1 km away in Seven Oaks. Of 22 top designations nearby, Battle of Seven Oaks is the closest, at 5.3 km. They are spread over 14 towns, including North St. Boniface, South Portage and Broadway-Assiniboine.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Seven Oaks House MuseumListed historical resource · 1952 · 5.1 km away, in Seven Oaks |
| Battle of Seven OaksNational Historic Site · 1816 · 5.3 km away, in Seven Oaks |
| Cathedral of St. JohnProvincial heritage site · 5.9 km away, in Luxton |
| McGregor Street ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1914–1916 · 6.7 km away, in St. John's |
| Ross House MuseumListed historical resource · 1947 · 6.8 km away, in North Point Douglas |
| Maison Gabrielle-RoyNational Historic Site · 1905–1906 · 7 km away, in Central St. Boniface |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station (Winnipeg)National Historic Site · 1904–1907 · 7.1 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| St. Boniface City HallNational Historic Site · 1905–1906 · 7.2 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Ukrainian Cultural and Educational CentreListed historical resource · 1944 · 7.5 km away, in North St. Boniface |
| Ukrainian Labour TempleNational Historic Site · 1918–1920 · 7.6 km away, in William Whyte |
| Saint Boniface CathedralListed historical resource · 1972 · 7.6 km away, in Central St. Boniface |
| Royal Manitoba Theatre CentreNational Historic Site · 1969–1971 · 7.8 km away, in North St. Boniface |
Within 10 km of Springfield North, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
Within 10 km of Springfield North but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
“Forts Rouge, Garry and Gibraltar”, in Broadway-Assiniboine, goes back furthest, to 1738. Dated places within 10 km: 29. 3 are older than 1867.
Springfield North built the most from 1981 to 2000, 43% of today’s homes
Count back from today and half of Springfield North’s homes are older than 2001. New building is strong in Springfield North: 5.9% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%. Springfield North has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 19%, 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.
Springfield North and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield North | 8,327 | 0 | 0 | — |
| River East | 7,774 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rossmere-A | 13,613 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Valley Gardens | 8,329 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Grassie | 2,857 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Valhalla | 3,153 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eaglemere | 3,631 | 0 | 0 | — |
Springfield North in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 1.5% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
Questions about Springfield North’s history
How many historic places does Springfield North have on the registers?
Not inside Springfield North. The closest is Seven Oaks House Museum in Seven Oaks, 5.1 km away.
How old are the homes in Springfield North?
The 2021 Census dates 1.5% 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).