Beyond Poplar Park’s limits, 21 historic places within 25 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 8.9% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Look 2.6 km away, to Fruitland, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
15 places of national importance within 25 km of Poplar Park
Their towns number 14: Corktown, Beasley and Battlefield first. Battlefield House, 3.1 km off, is the oldest: 1796. Erland Lee (Museum) Home in Fruitland is the nearest, 2 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 2 km away, in Fruitland |
| Battlefield HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796 · 3.1 km away, in Battlefield |
| Battle of Stoney CreekNational Historic Site · 1813 · 3.2 km away, in Battlefield |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 5 km away, in Parkview West |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 12 km away, in North End East |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 12 km away, in Corktown |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 12 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 12 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 12 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 12 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 12 km away, in Beasley |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 12 km away, in Durand |
Near Poplar Park (25 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the years before Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around Poplar Park: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Oldest of all: Battlefield House, Battlefield, 1796. Within 25 km, building dates exist for 21 places. 14 are older than 1867.
The biggest share of Poplar Park’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 36%
Half of the homes standing in Poplar Park today were built before 2001. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 6.1% of Poplar Park’s, above the typical 4.1%. 35% of Poplar Park’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, more than 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.
Poplar Park and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Park | 3,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Riverdale East | 3,416 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lakeshore | 3,127 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 0 | 0 | — |
Poplar Park in brief
Counted by age, only 8.9% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
Questions about Poplar Park’s history
How many historic places does Poplar Park have on the registers?
Nothing inside Poplar Park; Erland Lee (Museum) Home in Fruitland, 2 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Poplar Park?
Before 1961: 8.9% 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).