The heritage near Westmeria: 20 places in a 25 km radius
Only 2.8% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Fruitland, 3 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
Westmeria’s area holds 15 top-tier places within 25 km
The mix: 15 National Historic Sites, 4 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. Nearest comes Erland Lee (Museum) Home, 1.9 km off, in Fruitland. Battlefield House, 4.8 km off, is the oldest: 1796.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Erland Lee (Museum) HomeNational Historic Site · 1808–1809 · 1.9 km away, in Fruitland |
| Battlefield HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1796 · 4.8 km away, in Battlefield |
| Battle of Stoney CreekNational Historic Site · 1813 · 4.8 km away, in Battlefield |
| Hamilton WaterworksNational Historic Site · 1856–1860 · 6.6 km away, in Parkview West |
| HMCS HaidaNational Historic Site · 1942–1943 · 14 km away, in North End East |
| Victoria HallNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 14 km away, in Corktown |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former, Hamilton, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1931–1934 · 14 km away, in Corktown |
| St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchNational Historic Site · 1854–1858 · 14 km away, in Corktown |
| John Weir Foote ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1887–1889 · 14 km away, in Beasley |
| Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1929–1932 · 14 km away, in Beasley |
| Christ's Church CathedralOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1873 · 14 km away, in Beasley |
| McQuesten House / WhitehernNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 14 km away, in Durand |
Within 25 km of Westmeria, the record goes back to 1796
The nearest historic places to Westmeria, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Battlefield House, in Battlefield, goes back furthest, to 1796. 20 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 13 go back before 1867.
Little new building in Westmeria: 1.7% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Only 8.5% of Westmeria’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 78% of Westmeria’s, against 23% in the typical town. Few of Westmeria’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 6.8%, the norm 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Westmeria compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,600 to 2,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Grand Manan, Waterville and Saint-Mathieu. Their median is 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Westmeria and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Poplar Park | 3,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lakeshore | 3,127 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trillium | 2,967 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 0 | 0 | — |
Westmeria in brief
Counted by age, only 2.8% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Westmeria’s history
How many historic places does Westmeria have on the registers?
Nothing inside Westmeria; Erland Lee (Museum) Home in Fruitland, 1.9 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Westmeria?
2.8% 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).