Older housing stands out in Raleigh: 68% predates 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Raleigh has 3.9 times as much. The registers count 11 places within 5 km of Raleigh; the closest, Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, Ontario, is 3.3 km away. Corktown, 3 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
From 1848 on: the dated places within 5 km of Raleigh
Around Raleigh, not inside it: the places within 5 km, by the first construction date on record.
McQuesten House / Whitehern, in Durand, goes back furthest, to 1848. 11 places within 5 km carry a construction date. 5 predate Confederation.
Nearest to Raleigh: “Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, Ontario”, 3.3 km away
Count to 5 km and there are 11. By age, McQuesten House / Whitehern leads, from 1848, at 3.6 km. They stand in 6 towns, Corktown, Beasley and Durand among them.
The 11 nearest, within 5 km
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 3.3 km away, in Corktown |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 3.4 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 3.4 km away, in Corktown |
| Sandyford PlaceNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 3.4 km away, in Durand |
| AuchmarOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1855 · 3.5 km away, in Centremount |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 3.6 km away, in Durand |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 3.9 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 4 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 4.2 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Customs HouseNational Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 4.3 km away, in Central |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 4.9 km away, in North End East |
Little new building in Raleigh: 0.3% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Raleigh today were built before 1961. Only 4.7% of Raleigh’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 1.2% of Raleigh’s, against 15% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Raleigh compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 7,100 to 7,200 residents, by places on the registers.
7 have more. The middle one has 0. For 9, the registers list nothing.
Raleigh and its neighbours
Raleigh in brief
Raleigh’s homes from before 1961 come to 68%, 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
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Raleigh’s history
How many historic places does Raleigh have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Raleigh; Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, Ontario, in Corktown, is 3.3 km away.
How old are the homes in Raleigh?
68% 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).