Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.04 registered heritage sites stand within 100 km of Bonfield
From Bonfield, look 25 km away, to North Bay, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Records name 2 people born in Bonfield before 1914; the first is Nil-Élie Larivière. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has 1882, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
Top-ranked heritage near Bonfield: 2 places within 100 km
The nearest is “Canadian National Railway Station, North Bay, Ontario”, 26 km away in North Bay. Count to 100 km and there are 4. Poste de relais pour le flottage du bois d'Opémican, 66 km off, is the oldest: 1883.
The 4 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1916–1917 · 26 km away, in North Bay |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 26 km away, in North Bay |
| Témiscaming stationClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1927 · 54 km away, in Témiscaming |
| Poste de relais pour le flottage du bois d'OpémicanClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1883 · 66 km away, in Témiscaming |
Most of Bonfield’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 31%
Over half of the homes in Bonfield were already standing by 1981. From 2016 on, Bonfield built 5.6% of its homes; the typical town built 4.1%. Homes from before 1961 are 21% of Bonfield’s housing, about the typical 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Bonfield compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,600 to 2,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Sainte-Croix, City Commercial Core and Hébertville. The middle one has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Bonfield and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonfield | 2,597 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Ferris | 5,835 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chisholm | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Callander | 4,021 | 0 | 0 | — |
Bonfield in brief
Older stock first: 21% of homes in Bonfield were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0. Everything else is close to the norm: people of its past such as Nil-Élie Larivière (1899) and Victor Martin (1903).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Bonfield’s history
How many historic places does Bonfield have on the registers?
Not inside Bonfield. The closest is Canadian National Railway Station, North Bay, Ontario in North Bay, 26 km away.
When did Bonfield become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Bonfield dates from 1882; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Bonfield?
21% predate 1961, where 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).