Photo: Boxcarphilly · CC BY 3.0Within 50 km of Amaranth, 11 places are on the heritage registers
The closest top-tier heritage to Amaranth is in Fergus, 35 km away. The 2021 Census dates 5.8% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
The closest heritage to Amaranth is Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge, 36 km off
By designation: 6 National Historic Sites, 3 heritage railway stations and a provincial or municipal listing. Count to 50 km and there are 11. The record reaches back to 1850 with Rockwood Academy, 43 km away.
The 11 nearest, within 50 km
| Wellington County House of Industry and RefugeNational Historic Site · 1876–1878 · 36 km away, in Fergus |
| ClaverleighNational Historic Site · 1871–1872 · 37 km away, in Stayner |
| Former Elora Drill ShedNational Historic Site · 1865–1866 · 39 km away, in Fergus |
| Royal Flying Corps HangarsNational Historic Site · 1917–1918 · 40 km away, in Angus |
| Rockwood AcademyOntario Heritage Trust property · 1850 · 43 km away, in Rockwood |
| VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Georgetown, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1855–1857 · 44 km away, in Georgetown |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail/GO Transit) Station, Brampton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 49 km away, in Downtown |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail/GO Transit) Station, Guelph, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1911–1912 · 50 km away, in Guelph |
| Guelph City HallNational Historic Site · 1856–1858 · 50 km away, in Guelph |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1906–1908 · 50 km away, in Guelph |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate ConceptionNational Historic Site · 1876–1889 · 50 km away, in Guelph |
The 50 km around Amaranth keep buildings from as early as 1850
No place near Amaranth is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
Rockwood Academy, in Rockwood, is the oldest (1850). 11 places within 50 km carry a construction date. 4 predate Confederation.
Amaranth keeps more old homes than most towns: 25% from before 1961, against 18%
Over half of the homes in Amaranth were already standing by 2001. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 34% of Amaranth’s homes. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Amaranth 23% of its homes, near the usual 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Amaranth compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,800 to 4,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Saint-Jacques, Woodlands County and Central Okanagan. The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Amaranth and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranth | 4,808 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shelburne | 10,767 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Orangeville | 33,070 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mono | 10,036 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Grand Valley | 4,759 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Garafraxa | 2,976 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Melancthon | 3,581 | 0 | 0 | — |
Amaranth in brief
The pre-1961 share of Amaranth’s homes is 25%, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0. The other figures are unremarkable: its past has one life on the record, Lewis Menary (1882).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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 Amaranth’s history
How many historic places does Amaranth have on the registers?
Amaranth has none of its own; Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge, in Fergus, the closest at 36 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Amaranth?
Before 1961: 25% of its homes; 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).