Around Shellbrook, 8 historic places within 50 km
The closest top-tier heritage to Shellbrook is in Duck Lake No. 463, 24 km away. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 4.4% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
Shellbrook’s surroundings: 8 historic places within 50 km
Closest of all is Carlton House, in Duck Lake No. 463, 40 km off. They stand in 4 towns, Prince Albert, Duck Lake No. 463 and St. Louis No. 431 among them. Among them are 5 National Historic Sites and 3 provincial or municipal listings.
The 8 nearest, within 50 km
| Carlton HouseNational Historic Site · 1810–1811 · 40 km away, in Duck Lake No. 463 |
| Former Prince Albert City HallNational Historic Site · 1892–1894 · 42 km away, in Prince Albert |
| Prince Albert Historical MuseumMunicipal heritage property · 1911 · 42 km away, in Prince Albert |
| The John and Olive Diefenbaker MuseumNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 42 km away, in Prince Albert |
| Keyhole CastleNational Historic Site · 1913–1914 · 42 km away, in Prince Albert |
| South Branch HouseProvincial or municipal listing · 1986 · 44 km away, in St. Louis No. 431 |
| Battle of Duck LakeNational Historic Site · 1885 · 45 km away, in Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 |
| All Saints Anglican ChurchMunicipal heritage property · 1896 · 46 km away, in Duck Lake No. 463 |
The places within 50 km of Shellbrook lean to the decades after Confederation
Reaching 50 km out from Shellbrook: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
First by date comes Carlton House in Duck Lake No. 463, from 1810. 8 places within 50 km carry a construction date. Before Confederation: one.
Shellbrook’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 42% of its homes
Homes from before 1961 are 18% of Shellbrook’s housing, about the typical 18%. More than half of Shellbrook’s housing predates 1981. 20% of Shellbrook’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, close to 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.
Shellbrook and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellbrook | 1,576 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shellbrook No. 493 | 1,671 | 0 | 0 | — |
Shellbrook in brief
The pre-1961 share of Shellbrook’s homes is 18%, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: its past has one life on the record, Sinclair Ross (1908).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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. 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.
- 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 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about Shellbrook’s history
How many historic places does Shellbrook have on the registers?
Shellbrook has none of its own; Carlton House, in Duck Lake No. 463, the closest at 40 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Shellbrook?
18% 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).