Photo: Balcer~commonswiki · CC BY 2.5Around Ingersoll, 32 historic places within 50 km
Older housing stands out in Ingersoll: 31% of homes predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 16 km away, in Woodstock. Records name 19 people born in Ingersoll before 1914; the first is Alanson Harris. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has 1852, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
12 places of the highest rank within 50 km of Ingersoll
They stand in 16 towns, Central London, Stratford and St. Thomas among them. The first one out is Old Woodstock Town Hall, 15 km away in Woodstock. By age, Port Stanley leads, from 1669, at 49 km.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Old Woodstock Town HallNational Historic Site · 1853–1854 · 15 km away, in Woodstock |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Woodstock, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1885–1886 · 15 km away, in Woodstock |
| Annandale House (Tillsonburg Museum)National Historic Site · 1881–1883 · 24 km away, in Tillsonburg |
| Aeolian HallDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1884 · 28 km away, in East London |
| Wolseley BarracksNational Historic Site · 1886–1889 · 29 km away, in Carling |
| Banting HouseNational Historic Site · 1900–1901 · 29 km away, in East London |
| Christ Church (Anglican)Designated heritage property (part IV) · 1863 · 30 km away, in Central London |
| St. Peter's SeminaryDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1912 · 30 km away, in North London |
| Victoria ParkDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1874 · 30 km away, in Central London |
| St. Paul's CathedralDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1846 · 30 km away, in Central London |
| Grand TheatreDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1901 · 30 km away, in Central London |
| WaverleyDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1882 · 30 km away, in South London |
Around Ingersoll, within 50 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1669
No place near Ingersoll is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
Port Stanley, in Central Elgin, is the oldest (1669). Within 50 km, building dates exist for 31 places. 12 go back before 1867.
A growing town: 6.9% of Ingersoll’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
More than half of Ingersoll’s housing predates 1981. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 24% of Ingersoll’s, about the typical 27%. Building from 1981 to 2000 gave Ingersoll 21% of its homes, near the usual 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born in Ingersoll, 1816 to 1909
John Cunningham McLennan is the most written about, in 11 languages. Before 1914, 19 births here made the record. Of the 19, 12 were born in the decades after Confederation. Thomas F. Williams reached 100, the longest life here, ending in 1985.
Everyone born in Ingersoll → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Ingersoll and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingersoll | 14,911 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South-West Oxford | 8,375 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thamesford | 9,755 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dorchester | 15,475 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Woodstock | 55,572 | 2 | 1 | 1853 |
Ingersoll in brief
Of the homes standing in Ingersoll, 31% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. John Cunningham McLennan (1867), Thomas F. Williams (1885) and Royal Maitland (1898) are the best known of its historic lives. Beyond that, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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 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. 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. 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 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.
Questions about Ingersoll’s history
How many historic places does Ingersoll have on the registers?
Inside Ingersoll, none so far. At 15 km, Old Woodstock Town Hall in Woodstock is the nearest, with the top designation.
When did Ingersoll become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1852 for Ingersoll, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Ingersoll?
31% 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).