Photo: The Silverliner · CC BY-SA 3.0Around Dundalk, 65 historic places within 100 km
The nearest town to Dundalk with a top designation is Stayner, 43 km away. 4 people on record were born in Dundalk before 1914, James Beck Swanston the earliest.
65 historic places within 100 km of Dundalk
Closest of all is Claverleigh, in Stayner, 37 km off. They stand in 36 towns, Guelph, Port Elgin and Waterloo among them. Among them are 24 National Historic Sites, 19 provincial or municipal listings and 11 heritage railway stations.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| ClaverleighNational Historic Site · 1871–1872 · 37 km away, in Stayner |
| Collingwood Downtown Heritage Conservation DistrictHeritage conservation district · 45 km away, in Collingwood |
| Federal BuildingClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1913–1916 · 45 km away, in Collingwood |
| LighttowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1857–1859 · 47 km away, in Collingwood |
| Royal Flying Corps HangarsNational Historic Site · 1917–1918 · 51 km away, in Angus |
| Wellington County House of Industry and RefugeNational Historic Site · 1876–1878 · 52 km away, in Fergus |
| Former Elora Drill ShedNational Historic Site · 1865–1866 · 53 km away, in Fergus |
| Billy Bishop Boyhood HomeNational Historic Site · 1884–1885 · 58 km away, in Owen Sound |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Owen Sound, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1946–1948 · 58 km away, in Owen Sound |
| Glengarry LandingNational Historic Site · 1814 · 58 km away, in Springwater |
| West Montrose Covered BridgeDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881 · 63 km away, in Elmira |
| Rockwood AcademyOntario Heritage Trust property · 1850 · 67 km away, in Rockwood |
Around Dundalk, within 100 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
No place near Dundalk is close: these lie up to 100 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The bars count 58 dated places within 100 km. 22 are older than 1867. Oldest of all: Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission, Tay, 1639.
A growing town: 11% of Dundalk’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
29% of Dundalk’s homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 19% of Dundalk’s, against 27% in the typical town. Count back from today and half of Dundalk’s homes are older than 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Dundalk’s person of national historic significance, and others
Wilfred Lockhart reached 85, the longest life here, ending in 1991. The most recent birth is Wilfred Lockhart’s, in 1906. Counting only births before 1914, there are 4. James Beck Swanston comes first, born in 1878.
Everyone born in Dundalk → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
How Dundalk compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 11,500 to 11,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Selkirk, Bowness and Ramara. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Dundalk and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 11,599 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Melancthon | 3,581 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Grey Highlands | 12,148 | 0 | 0 | — |
Dundalk in brief
The pre-1961 share of Dundalk’s homes is 29%, against 18% in the typical town. Agnes Macphail (1890), James Beck Swanston (1878) and Mac Phillips (1889) lead its people of the past. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 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.
- 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 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.
Questions about Dundalk’s history
How many historic places does Dundalk have on the registers?
Nothing inside Dundalk; Claverleigh in Stayner, 37 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Dundalk?
29% 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).