Photo: Tanbir M-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0In Westmount, 59% of homes go back before 1961
Against 18% in the typical town, Westmount has 3.4 times the share. The nearest heritage to Westmount is Landa Residence, 800 m off, one of 20 places within 5 km. For the highest designations, the closest town is Caswell Hill, 1 km off.
Within 5 km of Westmount, the decades after Confederation left the most
The area, not the town: places within 5 km of Westmount, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Marr Residence, in Buena Vista, is the oldest (1884). The bars count 19 dated places within 5 km.
20 historic places within 5 km of Westmount
Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific), 1 km off, is the nearest of 3 top-tier places. Central Business District, Buena Vista and Haultain hold most of them, among 10 towns. At 800 m, Landa Residence in Pleasant Hill is the closest.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Landa ResidenceMunicipal heritage property · 1913 · 800 m away, in Pleasant Hill |
| Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific)National Historic Site · 1907–1909 · 1 km away, in Caswell Hill |
| Fairbanks-Morse WarehouseMunicipal heritage property · 1911 · 1.1 km away, in Central Business District |
| Hutchinson BuildingMunicipal heritage property · 1923 · 1.5 km away, in Central Business District |
| Land Titles BuildingProvincial heritage property · 1910 · 1.7 km away, in Central Business District |
| Cathedral of St. John the EvangelistMunicipal heritage property · 1917 · 2 km away, in Central Business District |
| Marr ResidenceMunicipal heritage property · 1884 · 2.1 km away, in Buena Vista |
| Arrand BlockMunicipal heritage property · 1912 · 2.4 km away, in Buena Vista |
| Gustin HouseMunicipal heritage property · 1920 · 2.4 km away, in Buena Vista |
| Former Fire Hall No. 3Municipal heritage property · 1911 · 2.5 km away, in Haultain |
| Broadway TheatreMunicipal heritage property · 1946 · 2.5 km away, in Haultain |
| Bowerman HouseMunicipal heritage property · 1907 · 2.5 km away, in South West Industrial |
Westmount added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Few of Westmount’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 19%, the norm 27%. Only 3.8% of Westmount’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 9.7% of Westmount’s, against 15% 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.
How Westmount compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,900 to 2,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Harbour Grace has more. The middle one has 0. For 15, the registers list nothing.
Westmount and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | 2,872 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pleasant Hill | 6,088 | 1 | 0 | 1913 |
| Caswell Hill | 2,573 | 1 | 1 | 1907 |
| Mount Royal | 5,292 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Meadowgreen | 3,782 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mayfair | 2,927 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Central Business District | 4,987 | 5 | 0 | 1910 |
Westmount in brief
The 2021 Census dates 59% of Westmount’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- 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 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.
Questions about Westmount’s history
How many historic places does Westmount have on the registers?
Westmount has none of its own yet. Landa Residence, in Pleasant Hill, is the nearest, 800 m away.
How old are the homes in Westmount?
The 2021 Census dates 59% 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).