Photo: Adam sk · CC BY-SA 3.0Oxbow and its setting: 3 historic places within 100 km
The nearest town to Oxbow with a top designation is Two Borders, 68 km away. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1882; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Near Oxbow, within 100 km: 2 places of national rank
Among them are 2 National Historic Sites and a provincial or municipal listing. Closest of all is Feathertick Inn, in Estevan No. 5, 53 km off. Within 100 km there are 3 in all.
The 3 nearest, within 100 km
| Feathertick InnMunicipal heritage property · 1911 · 53 km away, in Estevan No. 5 |
| BrockintonNational Historic Site · 84 km away, in Two Borders |
| Linear MoundsNational Historic Site · 85 km away, in Two Borders |
Oxbow added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 16% of Oxbow’s, against 23% in the typical town. Oxbow’s largest group of homes, 40%, went up from 1961 to 1980. 20% of Oxbow’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Oxbow in brief
Of the homes standing in Oxbow, 20% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: Richard Southam (1907) is its person of the past on the record.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Oxbow’s history
How many historic places does Oxbow have on the registers?
Oxbow has none of its own yet. Feathertick Inn, in Estevan No. 5, is the nearest, 53 km away.
When did Oxbow become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Oxbow to 1882. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Oxbow?
20% 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).