History around Oxford: 12 designated places within 10 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 0% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 8.5 km away, in Glenora.
The highest designation, once, within 10 km of Oxford
They are spread over 7 towns, including Downtown, Sherbrooke and McCauley. 12 places lie within 10 km. By age, Government House leads, from 1911, at 8.6 km.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Alberta Aviation MuseumMunicipal historic resource · 1942 · 6.3 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| St. Josaphat CathedralMunicipal historic resource · 1946 · 8.1 km away, in McCauley |
| Robertson-Wesley United ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1971 · 8.5 km away, in Wîhkwêntôwin |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 8.6 km away, in Glenora |
| McLeod BuildingMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 9.3 km away, in Downtown |
| First Presbyterian ChurchMunicipal historic resource · 1912 · 9.4 km away, in Downtown |
| Victoria ArmouryProvincial historic resource · 9.4 km away, in Downtown |
| Grierson CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1912–1914 · 9.5 km away, in Boyle Street |
| Hotel MacdonaldMunicipal historic resource · 1915 · 9.6 km away, in Downtown |
| McKay Avenue SchoolMunicipal historic resource · 9.7 km away, in Downtown |
| Magrath MansionProvincial historic resource · 9.7 km away, in Highlands |
| Hudson's Bay Company StablesMunicipal historic resource · 1914 · 9.9 km away, in Downtown |
From 1911 on: the dated places within 10 km of Oxford
Each historic place within 10 km of Oxford, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
9 dated places within 10 km make up the record. Government House, in Glenora, goes back furthest, to 1911.
6.5% of Oxford’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 58% of Oxford’s, against 15% in the typical town. Only 0.7% of Oxford’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Oxford has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 33%, where most towns have 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Oxford compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,400 to 4,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Minnetonka and Vulcan County. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have none.
Oxford and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 4,460 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carlton | 5,502 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cumberland | 6,493 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Albany | 3,015 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dunluce | 6,079 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Caernarvon | 5,972 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hudson | 3,634 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oxford in brief
Its housing is young: only 0% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s 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. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- 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.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
Questions about Oxford’s history
How many historic places does Oxford have on the registers?
Not inside Oxford. The closest is Alberta Aviation Museum in Sherbrooke, 6.3 km away.
How old are the homes in Oxford?
0% 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).