Photo: CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange from England · CC BY 2.0Older housing stands out in Kamsack: 40% predates 1961
For Kamsack, that is 2.3 times the typical town’s share, 18%. The nearest heritage to Kamsack is Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, Manitoba, 52 km off, one of 3 places within 100 km. The nearest town with a top designation is Riding Mountain West, 81 km away.
The highest designation, once, within 100 km of Kamsack
Their towns number 3: Roblin, Riding Mountain West and Melville first. Nearest comes “Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, Manitoba”, 52 km off, in Roblin. The radius of 100 km holds 3.
The 3 nearest, within 100 km
| Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1906–1907 · 52 km away, in Roblin |
| Inglis Grain ElevatorsNational Historic Site · 1922–1942 · 82 km away, in Riding Mountain West |
| Canadian National Railways Station, Melville, SaskatchewanHeritage Railway Station · 1908–1909 · 95 km away, in Melville |
Kamsack added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Kamsack today were built before 1981. Few of Kamsack’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 3.1%, the norm 15%. Only 11% of Kamsack’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than 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.
Kamsack in brief
Counted by age, 40% of Kamsack’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
Questions about Kamsack’s history
How many historic places does Kamsack have on the registers?
Not inside Kamsack. The closest is Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, Manitoba in Roblin, 52 km away.
How old are the homes in Kamsack?
The 2021 Census dates 40% 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).