Photo: P199 · Public domainChalk River’s surroundings: 3 historic places within 100 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 61 km from Chalk River, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is January 1, 2000; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
The registers find 3 places within 100 km of Chalk River
They belong to 2 towns, chiefly Mansfield-et-Pontefract and Petawawa. Nearest comes Fort William, 19 km off, in Petawawa.
The 3 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort WilliamClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1828 · 19 km away, in Petawawa |
| George Bryson HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1854 · 60 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| Félix-Gabriel-Marchand BridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1898 · 61 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
A town of older homes: 28% of Chalk River’s were built before 1961 (18% is typical)
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up just 3.2% of Chalk River’s, below the typical 4.1%. Chalk River’s largest group of homes, 41%, went up from 1961 to 1980. Only 8% of Chalk River’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Chalk River and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk River | 3,147 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Deep River | 4,353 | 0 | 0 | — |
Chalk River in brief
Counted by age, 28% of Chalk River’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Chalk River’s history
How many historic places does Chalk River have on the registers?
None inside Chalk River yet. The nearest, Fort William, carries the highest designation, 19 km away in Petawawa.
When did Chalk River become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Chalk River dates from January 1, 2000; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Chalk River?
Before 1961: 28% 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).