Photo: P199 · Public domainArmstrong’s surroundings: 12 historic places within 100 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 52 km from Armstrong, in Ville-Marie. The 2021 Census dates 3% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
5 places of the highest rank within 100 km of Armstrong
The nearest is Cobalt railway station, 37 km away in Temiskaming Shores. By age, Obadjiwan–Fort Témiscamingue leads, from 1685, at 55 km. Their towns number 7: Rouyn-Noranda, Temiskaming Shores and Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part first.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Cobalt railway stationOntario Heritage Trust easement · 37 km away, in Temiskaming Shores |
| Cobalt Mining DistrictNational Historic Site · 1903 · 37 km away, in Temiskaming Shores |
| Domaine BreenCited heritage site (Québec) · 1906 · 40 km away, in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues |
| Domaine Moses-BrownClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1894–1896 · 43 km away, in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part |
| Museum of Northern HistoryOntario Heritage Trust property · 51 km away, in Kirkland Lake |
| Maison du Frère-MoffetClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1881 · 51 km away, in Ville-Marie |
| Caserne de pompiers de LorrainvilleMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1931 · 54 km away, in Lorrainville |
| Obadjiwan–Fort TémiscamingueNational Historic Site · 1685–1686 · 55 km away, in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part |
| Church of Our Lady of Mount CarmelMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921 · 59 km away, in Lorrainville |
| Federal BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 85 km away, in Rouyn-Noranda |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-DumulonClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1923–1924 · 85 km away, in Rouyn-Noranda |
| Église Saint-GeorgesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1954–1955 · 85 km away, in Rouyn-Noranda |
Within 100 km of Armstrong, the decades after Confederation left the most
Out to 100 km from Armstrong, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
The bars count 10 dated places within 100 km. Before Confederation: one. First by date comes Obadjiwan–Fort Témiscamingue in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, from 1685.
Armstrong built the most from 1961 to 1980, 44% of today’s homes
Before 1961: 21% of Armstrong’s homes, near the usual 18%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 6.9% of Armstrong’s, against 15% in the typical town. Count back from today and half of Armstrong’s homes are older than 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Armstrong and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | 1,269 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Englehart | 1,559 | 0 | 0 | — |
Armstrong in brief
The pre-1961 share of Armstrong’s homes is 21%, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
Questions about Armstrong’s history
How many historic places does Armstrong have on the registers?
None inside Armstrong yet. The nearest is Cobalt railway station, 37 km away in Temiskaming Shores.
How old are the homes in Armstrong?
21% 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).