Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Beyond Chisholm’s limits, 5 historic places within 100 km
From Chisholm, look 30 km away, to North Bay, for the nearest place of the highest designation. The 2021 Census dates 4.9% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
31 km from Chisholm: “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, Ontario”, the nearest on the registers
5 places lie within 100 km. The oldest, Poste de relais pour le flottage du bois d'Opémican, dates from 1883, 82 km away. Its 2 places of national rank start with Témiscaming station, at 70 km.
The 5 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 31 km away, in North Bay |
| Canadian National Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1916–1917 · 31 km away, in North Bay |
| Témiscaming stationClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1927 · 70 km away, in Témiscaming |
| Poste de relais pour le flottage du bois d'OpémicanClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1883 · 82 km away, in Témiscaming |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1924–1925 · 86 km away, in Huntsville |
From 1883 on: the dated places within 100 km of Chisholm
The area here stretches to 100 km around Chisholm: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
5 places within 100 km carry a construction date. Poste de relais pour le flottage du bois d'Opémican, in Témiscaming, goes back furthest, to 1883.
Chisholm built the most from 1961 to 1980, 31% of today’s homes
Chisholm has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 21%, where most towns have 15%. At 23%, Chisholm’s share of pre-1961 homes is above the typical town’s 18%. Count back from today and half of Chisholm’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.
Chisholm and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisholm | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Powassan | 3,657 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Callander | 4,021 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bonfield | 2,597 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Ferris | 5,835 | 0 | 0 | — |
Chisholm in brief
Before 1961: 23% of Chisholm’s homes, against 18% in the typical town.
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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Chisholm’s history
How many historic places does Chisholm have on the registers?
Inside Chisholm, none so far; Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, Ontario, 31 km away in North Bay, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Chisholm?
Before 1961: 23% 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).