Photo: Joey Coleman from Hamilton, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0An older town: 69% of Gibson’s homes predate 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Gibson has 3.9 times as much. Within 5 km of Gibson there are 13 designated places; Victoria Hall, at 2.1 km, is the closest. The closest top-tier heritage is in Beasley, 1.7 km from here.
The 5 km around Gibson keep buildings from as early as 1813
Within 5 km of Gibson but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
Within 5 km, 13 records give a date. 7 go back before 1867. Burlington Heights, in Strathcona, is the oldest (1813).
2.1 km from Gibson: Victoria Hall, the nearest on the registers
Among them are 10 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. Burlington Heights, 4.1 km off, is the oldest: 1813. Count to 5 km and there are 13.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 2.1 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 2.2 km away, in Corktown |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 2.2 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 2.2 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 2.3 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 2.3 km away, in Beasley |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 2.4 km away, in Durand |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 2.5 km away, in Durand |
| Former Hamilton Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 2.5 km away, in Central |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 2.7 km away, in North End East |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 3.5 km away, in Centremount |
| Dundurn CastleNational Historic Site · 1834–1836 · 3.9 km away, in Strathcona |
Gibson added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 20% of Gibson’s, against 27% in the typical town. Gibson built little from 2001 to 2015: 0.6% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. Few of Gibson’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 7.5%, the norm 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Gibson and its neighbours
Gibson in brief
Housing in Gibson includes 69% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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 Gibson’s history
How many historic places does Gibson have on the registers?
None inside Gibson yet. The nearest, Victoria Hall, carries the highest designation, 2.1 km away in Corktown.
How old are the homes in Gibson?
Before 1961: 69% 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).