Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0An older town: 33% of Blind River’s homes predate 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Blind River has 1.9 times as much. Within 100 km of Blind River there is one designated place, Sheguiandah, at 85 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 82 km away, in Little Current.
One historic place within 100 km of Blind River
Sheguiandah in Little Current is the nearest, 85 km away.
The nearest, within 100 km
| SheguiandahNational Historic Site · 85 km away, in Little Current |
Blind River added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 1.6%, where most towns have 4.1%
Blind River built little from 2001 to 2015: 5% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. The busiest building years in Blind River were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 34% of today’s homes. Count back from today and half of Blind River’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.
Blind River in brief
Before 1961: 33% of Blind River’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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 Blind River’s history
How many historic places does Blind River have on the registers?
Blind River has none of its own; Sheguiandah, in Little Current, the closest at 85 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Blind River?
Before 1961: 33% 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).