Photo: Ktownsk · Public domainHistory around Kindersley: 4 designated places within 100 km
Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1910; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 1.4% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
Within 100 km of Kindersley, one top designation
The first one out is Addison Sod House, 20 km away in Kindersley No. 290. By designation: 2 provincial or municipal listings, a National Historic Site and a heritage railway station. They are spread over 4 towns, including Kindersley No. 290, Special Area No. 3 and Special Area No. 2.
The 4 nearest, within 100 km
| Addison Sod HouseNational Historic Site · 1909–1912 · 20 km away, in Kindersley No. 290 |
| Alsask Radar DomeMunicipal heritage property · 1961 · 60 km away, in Special Area No. 3 |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Empress, AlbertaHeritage Railway Station · 1914–1915 · 82 km away, in Special Area No. 2 |
| Paradise Valley Alberta Wheat Pool Grain ElevatorProvincial historic resource · 86 km away, in Special Area No. 4 |
Most of Kindersley’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 40%
Homes from before 1961 make up 23% of Kindersley’s housing; the typical town has 18%. Only 9.3% of Kindersley’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Over half of the homes in Kindersley were already standing by 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Kindersley and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindersley | 4,740 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kindersley No. 290 | 1,023 | 0 | 0 | — |
Kindersley in brief
Kindersley’s homes from before 1961 come to 23%, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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. 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. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
Questions about Kindersley’s history
How many historic places does Kindersley have on the registers?
None in Kindersley itself. The closest is Addison Sod House in Kindersley No. 290, 20 km away, a place of the highest rank.
When did Kindersley become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for Kindersley is 1910, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in Kindersley?
23% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
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).