Photo: P199 · Public domainIn Elizabethtown-Kitley, 34% of homes go back before 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Elizabethtown-Kitley has 2 times as much. The nearest heritage to Elizabethtown-Kitley is Leeds and Grenville County Court House, 12 km off, one of 7 places within 25 km. For the highest designations, the closest town is Brockville, 11 km off. The earliest of 4 people born in Elizabethtown-Kitley before 1914 is John Kilborn.
The places within 25 km of Elizabethtown-Kitley lean to the years before Confederation
The nearest historic places to Elizabethtown-Kitley, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Pointe au Baril, in Augusta, is the oldest (1758). Dated places within 25 km: 7. Before Confederation: 5.
The heritage closest to Elizabethtown-Kitley: Leeds and Grenville County Court House, at 12 km
Pointe au Baril, 17 km off, is the oldest: 1758. All told, 7 places are within 25 km. They belong to 4 towns, chiefly Brockville, Augusta and Front of Yonge.
The 7 nearest, within 25 km
| Leeds and Grenville County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1842–1845 · 12 km away, in Brockville |
| Former Brockville Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1883–1887 · 12 km away, in Brockville |
| Fulford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1899–1902 · 13 km away, in Brockville |
| HomewoodNational Historic Site · 1800–1802 · 17 km away, in Augusta |
| Pointe au BarilNational Historic Site · 1758–1760 · 17 km away, in Augusta |
| Bridge Island / Chimney IslandNational Historic Site · 1814–1815 · 20 km away, in Front of Yonge |
| Old Stone MillNational Historic Site · 1810–1811 · 23 km away, in Rideau Lakes |
Only 1.8% of Elizabethtown-Kitley’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 7.5% of Elizabethtown-Kitley’s, against 15% in the typical town. Count back from today and half of Elizabethtown-Kitley’s homes are older than 1981. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Elizabethtown-Kitley 29% of its homes, near the usual 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Lives begun in Elizabethtown-Kitley between 1794 and 1884
Fame, by Wikipedia: Charles Frederick Ferguson first, in 3 languages. The record holds 4 people born here before 1914. John Kilborn lived longest, to 94, dying in 1888.
Everyone born in Elizabethtown-Kitley → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Elizabethtown-Kitley and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | 9,886 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Athens | 3,078 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brockville | 23,720 | 4 | 3 | 1842 |
| Front of Yonge | 2,773 | 1 | 1 | 1814 |
Elizabethtown-Kitley in brief
Before 1961: 34% of Elizabethtown-Kitley’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Charles Frederick Ferguson (1833), Omar Leslie Kilborn (1867) and Bert Soper (1884) are the best known of its historic lives. The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Elizabethtown-Kitley’s history
How many historic places does Elizabethtown-Kitley have on the registers?
None in Elizabethtown-Kitley itself. The closest is Leeds and Grenville County Court House in Brockville, 12 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Elizabethtown-Kitley?
Before 1961: 34% 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).