Photo: This image is Image Number 569299 at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. · CC BY-SA 3.0In Hill Park, 61% of homes go back before 1961
Hill Park’s share is 3.5 times the typical 18%. Within 5 km of Hill Park there are 12 designated places; Auchmar, at 1.5 km, is the closest. For the highest designations, the closest town is Corktown, 2.3 km off.
Near Hill Park (5 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the years before Confederation
Around Hill Park, not inside it: the places within 5 km, by the first construction date on record.
Within 5 km, building dates exist for 12 places. Before Confederation: 7. First by date comes Burlington Heights in Strathcona, from 1813.
9 places of national importance within 5 km of Hill Park
Within 5 km there are 12 in all. They are 9 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. At 1.5 km, Auchmar in Centremount is the closest.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 1.5 km away, in Centremount |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 2.5 km away, in Durand |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 2.6 km away, in Corktown |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 2.8 km away, in Durand |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 2.8 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 2.9 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 3.5 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 3.7 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 4 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 4 km away, in Central |
| Dundurn CastleNational Historic Site · 1834–1836 · 4.6 km away, in Strathcona |
| Burlington HeightsNational Historic Site · 1813–1814 · 4.8 km away, in Strathcona |
Hill Park added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 0.7%, where most towns have 4.1%
Hill Park built little from 2001 to 2015: 0.7% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. Few of Hill Park’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 6.6%, the norm 23%. More than half of Hill Park’s housing predates 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Hill Park compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,200 to 3,300 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Seven Oaks and Annapolis County, Subdivision D. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Hill Park and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park | 3,262 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Balfour | 4,171 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Greeningdon | 3,296 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bruleville | 4,310 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Burkholme | 3,580 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Inch Park | 4,065 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Centremount | 4,053 | 1 | 0 | 1855 |
Hill Park in brief
The pre-1961 share of Hill Park’s homes is 61%, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Hill Park’s history
How many historic places does Hill Park have on the registers?
None within Hill Park itself; the nearest is 1.5 km off: Auchmar, in Centremount.
How old are the homes in Hill Park?
61% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).