Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.04 registered heritage sites stand within 100 km of Central Manitoulin
Little Current, 34 km from Central Manitoulin, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 3.3% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.
The closest heritage to Central Manitoulin is Sheguiandah, 29 km off
Among them are a National Historic Site, a Classified Federal Heritage Building and a heritage lighthouse. Count to 100 km and there are 4. By age, Tower leads, from 1855, at 58 km.
The 4 nearest, within 100 km
| SheguiandahNational Historic Site · 29 km away, in Little Current |
| TowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1855–1860 · 58 km away, in Northern Bruce Peninsula |
| Flowerpot Island LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1969 · 66 km away, in Northern Bruce Peninsula |
| Light TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1885–1886 · 67 km away, in Northern Bruce Peninsula |
A town of older homes: 25% of Central Manitoulin’s were built before 1961 (18% is typical)
Count back from today and half of Central Manitoulin’s homes are older than 2001. Central Manitoulin’s largest group of homes, 29%, went up from 1981 to 2000. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 19% of Central Manitoulin’s, against 15% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Central Manitoulin in brief
Central Manitoulin has 25% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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 Central Manitoulin’s history
How many historic places does Central Manitoulin have on the registers?
None inside Central Manitoulin yet. The nearest, Sheguiandah, carries the highest designation, 29 km away in Little Current.
How old are the homes in Central Manitoulin?
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).