Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Enniskillen, 33% of homes go back before 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Enniskillen has 1.9 times as much. The registers count 7 places within 50 km of Enniskillen; the closest, Victoria Hall / Petrolia Town Hall, is 2.4 km away. Heritage of the first rank begins 2.1 km away, in Petrolia. Records name 4 people born in Enniskillen before 1914; the first is John J. McLaughlin.
The 50 km around Enniskillen keep buildings from as early as 1792
The nearest historic places to Enniskillen, out to 50 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Dated places within 50 km: 7. 3 predate Confederation. First by date comes Fairfield on the Thames in Chatham, from 1792.
4 places of the highest rank within 50 km of Enniskillen
Among them are 4 National Historic Sites, 2 heritage lighthouses and a heritage railway station. Closest of all is Victoria Hall / Petrolia Town Hall, in Petrolia, 2.4 km off. Oldest of them is Fairfield on the Thames (1792), 37 km off.
The 7 nearest, within 50 km
| Victoria Hall / Petrolia Town HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1890 · 2.4 km away, in Petrolia |
| VIA Rail Station, Sarnia, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1891–1892 · 22 km away, in Sarnia |
| Fairfield on the ThamesNational Historic Site · 1792–1793 · 37 km away, in Chatham |
| Walpole Island Upper A34 LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1929 · 39 km away, in Walpole Island 46 |
| Walpole Island Lower A32 LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1931 · 40 km away, in Walpole Island 46 |
| Battle HillNational Historic Site · 1814 · 41 km away, in Glencoe |
| ParkhillNational Historic Site · 49 km away, in Parkhill |
Just outside Enniskillen: 1
| First Commercial Oil FieldNational Historic Site · 1.4 km outside the town |
Only 2.4% of Enniskillen’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Count back from today and half of Enniskillen’s homes are older than 1981. Only 6.7% of Enniskillen’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. In Enniskillen, 32% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
4 people born in Enniskillen before 1914
The latest, Milton Duncan McVicar, was born in 1893. In 1865 came the earliest, John J. McLaughlin. Robert Samuel McLaughlin is the most written about, in 4 languages. Parks Canada designates Robert Samuel McLaughlin a person of national historic significance.
Everyone born in Enniskillen → 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.
Enniskillen and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enniskillen | 3,174 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Petrolia | 6,422 | 1 | 1 | 1887 |
| Plympton-Wyoming | 9,548 | 0 | 0 | — |
Enniskillen in brief
The 2021 Census dates 33% of Enniskillen’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Of its people of the past, the best known are Robert Samuel McLaughlin (1871), Ed Springer (1867) and John J. McLaughlin (1865). The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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 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 Enniskillen’s history
How many historic places does Enniskillen have on the registers?
None in Enniskillen itself. The closest is Victoria Hall / Petrolia Town Hall in Petrolia, 2.4 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Enniskillen?
33% 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).