Fort Smith, incorporated as a village in 1964

Few homes are old by the census: 8.5% before 1961, against 18%. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 2.8% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.

Homes by age

Fort Smith’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 39% of its homes

34% of Fort Smith’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. More than half of Fort Smith’s housing predates 2001. Building from 2001 to 2015 gave Fort Smith 15% of its homes, near the usual 15%.

8.5%

Before 1961

39%

1961–80

34%

1981–2000

15%

2001–15

2.8%

2016–21

Fort SmithTypical 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

Fort Smith in brief

Its housing is young: only 8.5% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town.

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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).