Photo: DiscoverEganville · CC0An older town: 40% of Eganville’s homes predate 1961
Eganville’s share is 2.3 times the typical 18%. The registers count 62 places within 100 km of Eganville; the closest, Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge, is 47 km away. Heritage of the first rank begins 47 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. Of the 3 people born in Eganville before 1914, Martin James Maloney came first.
Within 100 km of Eganville, the oldest record dates from 1828
The nearest historic places to Eganville, out to 100 km, by the first construction date on each record.
59 dated places within 100 km make up the record. 25 are older than 1867. First by date comes Fort William in Petawawa, from 1828.
19 places of the highest rank within 100 km of Eganville
They belong to 14 towns, chiefly Des Explorateurs, Chelsea and Du Plateau. The radius of 100 km holds 62. Oldest of them is Fort William (1828), 48 km off.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Félix-Gabriel-Marchand BridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1898 · 47 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| George Bryson HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1854 · 47 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| Fort WilliamClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1828 · 48 km away, in Petawawa |
| Gillies Grove and HouseNational Historic Site · 1937–1938 · 60 km away, in McNab/Braeside |
| D.A. Gillies BuildingNational Historic Site · 1896–1899 · 60 km away, in Arnprior |
| Mazinaw PictographsNational Historic Site · 70 km away, in North Frontenac |
| Rosamond Woollen MillNational Historic Site · 1866–1901 · 79 km away, in Almonte |
| Former Almonte Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1889–1892 · 79 km away, in Almonte |
| Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government HeadquartersNational Historic Site · 1959–1962 · 86 km away, in Carp |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Carleton Place, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1921–1923 · 88 km away, in Carleton Place |
| Herridge ChaletRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 92 km away, in Pontiac |
| Prime Minister's CottageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1925–1926 · 92 km away, in Pontiac |
5.5% of Eganville’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Count back from today and half of Eganville’s homes are older than 1981. Few of Eganville’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 11%, the norm 15%. 22% of Eganville’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born in Eganville before the First World War: 3 lives
Of them all, Martin James Maloney lived longest: 76 years, until 1953. The most recent birth is James Maloney’s, in 1905. It starts with Martin James Maloney, born in 1877. Martin James Maloney is the most written about, in 4 languages.
Everyone born in Eganville → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Eganville and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eganville | 4,326 | 0 | 0 | — |
| North Algona Wilberforce | 3,290 | 0 | 0 | — |
Eganville in brief
Older stock first: 40% of homes in Eganville were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The town’s people of the past are Martin James Maloney (1877), Greg George (1888) and James Maloney (1905). The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
Questions about Eganville’s history
How many historic places does Eganville have on the registers?
Not within Eganville. Its nearest is a top designation: Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge, 47 km away in Mansfield-et-Pontefract.
When did Eganville become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for Eganville is 2001, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in Eganville?
The 2021 Census dates 40% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
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).