Photo: SriMesh (Julia Adamson) · CC BY-SA 3.0Beyond Meadow Lake’s limits, 2 historic places within 100 km
Frenchman Butte No. 501, 91 km from Meadow Lake, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Wikidata gives August 29, 1931 for the municipality, whether that is when it was founded, incorporated or merged.
The registers find 2 places within 100 km of Meadow Lake
Closest of all is Steele Narrows, in Makwa Lake 129B, 58 km off. Between them, 2 towns share them, mainly Makwa Lake 129B and Frenchman Butte No. 501.
The 2 nearest, within 100 km
| Steele NarrowsNational Historic Site · 1885 · 58 km away, in Makwa Lake 129B |
| Frenchman ButteNational Historic Site · 1885 · 93 km away, in Frenchman Butte No. 501 |
Most of Meadow Lake’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 39%
16% of Meadow Lake’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. From 2016 on, Meadow Lake built only 3.1% of its homes; the typical town built 4.1%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 29% of Meadow Lake’s, against 23% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Meadow Lake and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lake | 5,667 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Meadow Lake No. 588 | 2,712 | 0 | 0 | — |
Meadow Lake in brief
Counted by age, only 16% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
Questions about Meadow Lake’s history
How many historic places does Meadow Lake have on the registers?
None in Meadow Lake itself. The closest is Steele Narrows in Makwa Lake 129B, 58 km away, a place of the highest rank.
When did Meadow Lake become a municipality?
Wikidata gives August 29, 1931 for Meadow Lake, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Meadow Lake?
16% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).