TopClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1915–1916LighthousePhoto: Michel Rathwell from Cornwall, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons file
Lighthouse · Photo: Michel Rathwell from Cornwall, Canada · CC BY 2.02historic places on the registers
History of Hatchet Lake · Canada’s heritage registers
Heritage in Hatchet Lake: 2 historic places, one of the highest rank
The list takes in a provincial or municipal listing. Go back to 1894 and you reach St. John's Anglican Church, the oldest of them. For every 10,000 residents Hatchet Lake has 2, ahead of 86% of Canadian towns. Within 5 km of the town lies one more that belongs to it.
Historic places
2
2 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1894
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
18%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Hatchet Lake’s landmarks in 2 pictures
Look out for Lighthouse and St. John's Anglican Church. Photos show both of the places Hatchet Lake’s registers name.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Hatchet Lake’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsProvincial and local listings
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 2, by tier
1 Highest designations1 Provincial and local listings
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Hatchet Lake with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
One more place Hatchet Lake or its province protects
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalMunicipally Registered Property · 1894St. John's Anglican ChurchPhoto: elPadawan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Around the town
107 designated places lie within 25 km of Hatchet Lake
By age, D'Anville's Encampment leads, from 1746, at 16 km. For the highest designations, the nearest of 45 is Memorial Tower, 15 km away. They are 46 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, 34 National Historic Sites and 15 provincial or municipal listings.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Mont Blanc Anchor SiteMunicipally Registered Property · 1917 · 14 km away, in Westmount |
| Sir Sandford Fleming ParkMunicipally Registered Property · 1908 · 14 km away, in South End |
| Memorial TowerNational Historic Site · 1910–1913 · 15 km away, in South End |
| Gas HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1939–1940 · 15 km away, in Harrietsfield |
| Command PostRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1890–1915 · 15 km away, in Harrietsfield |
| Former Artillery Stores, Building 629Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1870–1874 · 15 km away, in Harrietsfield |
| Cookhouse, Building 626Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1873–1874 · 15 km away, in Harrietsfield |
| South CaponierRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 15 km away, in Harrietsfield |
| Searchlights 690, 691, 692Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1940–1942 · 15 km away, in Harrietsfield |
| FernwoodNational Historic Site · 1860–1861 · 15 km away, in South End |
| Main Magazine, Building 611Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1869–1871 · 16 km away, in Harrietsfield |
| Southeast SalientClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1830–1848 · 16 km away, in South End |
Just outside Hatchet Lake: 1
| Terence Bay LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Hatchet Lake: 2.4% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Homes from before 1961 are 18% of Hatchet Lake’s housing, about the typical 18%. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 35% of Hatchet Lake’s homes. Over half of the homes in Hatchet Lake were already standing by 2001.
18%
Before 1961
28%
1961–80
35%
1981–2000
14%
2001–15
2.4%
2016–21
Hatchet LakeTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Hatchet Lake has the most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 9,900 to 10,000 residents, by places on the registers.
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The middle one has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Hatchet Lake and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchet Lake | 9,930 | 2 | 1 | 1894 |
| Harrietsfield | 6,786 | 11 | 4 | 1758 |
| Timberlea | 11,014 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mount Royale | 9,340 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westmount | 23,207 | 1 | 0 | 1917 |
| South End | 22,012 | 5 | 4 | 1796 |
| Fairview | 16,296 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Hatchet Lake in brief
The 2021 Census dates 18% of Hatchet Lake’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. In all there are 2 historic places, one with the highest designation, including Lighthouse. It tops the 16 towns nearest its size for historic places. Beyond that, its one place was designated in 2003.
How to read these numbers
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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Map points. Where a federal place sits on the map is Wikidata’s placing; the directory itself has no coordinates.
- 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. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Hatchet Lake’s history
Which places in Hatchet Lake have the highest designation?
It is Lighthouse.
What is the oldest building in Hatchet Lake?
St. John's Anglican Church, a Municipally Registered Property, begun in 1894.
Why might a heritage building in Hatchet Lake be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in Hatchet Lake shows up only as a Wikidata number.
How old are the homes in Hatchet Lake?
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).