Photo: Hans-Jürgen Hübner · CC BY 3.0Assiginack and its setting: 5 historic places within 100 km
From Assiginack, look 26 km away, to Little Current, for the nearest place of the highest designation. The 2021 Census dates 2.2% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
2 places of national importance within 100 km of Assiginack
The radius of 100 km holds 5. Nearest comes Sheguiandah, 19 km off, in Little Current. Their towns number 3: Northern Bruce Peninsula, Little Current and Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part first.
The 5 nearest, within 100 km
| SheguiandahNational Historic Site · 19 km away, in Little Current |
| TowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1855–1860 · 48 km away, in Northern Bruce Peninsula |
| Flowerpot Island LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1969 · 52 km away, in Northern Bruce Peninsula |
| Light TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1885–1886 · 56 km away, in Northern Bruce Peninsula |
| Lighthouse and DwellingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 90 km away, in Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part |
23% of Assiginack’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 28% of Assiginack’s homes. Over half of the homes in Assiginack were already standing by 2001. In Assiginack, 24% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Assiginack and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assiginack | 1,137 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wikwemikong Unceded | 2,875 | 0 | 0 | — |
Assiginack in brief
Before 1961: 23% of Assiginack’s homes, against 18% in the typical town.
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.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- 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.
- 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.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
Questions about Assiginack’s history
How many historic places does Assiginack have on the registers?
Inside Assiginack, none so far. At 19 km, Sheguiandah in Little Current is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Assiginack?
The 2021 Census dates 23% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).