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History of Kingsville · Canada’s heritage registers

Kingsville and the railway, from 1888

Within 50 km of Kingsville there are 20 designated places; Canadian National Railway Station, Leamington, Ontario, at 11 km, is the closest. The closest top-tier heritage is in Amherstburg, 30 km from here.

Historic places within 50 km

9 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

11 km

Canadian National Railway Station, Leamington, Ontario

Homes built before 1961

29%

typical town: 18%

How it began

Kingsville’s record begins in 1888

For the municipality of Kingsville itself, Wikidata records 1901, a date that can be a founding as much as a merger. The municipality of Kingsville was incorporated as a town in 1901. Rail service is on record from 1888, when Kingsville Railway Station opened.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “Kingsville, Ontario”, revision 1381059759 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.

The age of the area

Within 50 km of Kingsville, the record goes back to 1790

Places as far as 50 km from Kingsville, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.

British North America 1760–186614

After Confederation 1867–19134

Wars and Depression 1914–19451

Since 1946 1946 on0

19 dated places within 50 km make up the record. 14 are older than 1867. Park House, in Amherstburg, goes back furthest, to 1790.

Around the town

The heritage closest to Kingsville: “Canadian National Railway Station, Leamington, Ontario”, at 11 km

By age, Park House leads, from 1790, at 32 km. Among them are 9 National Historic Sites, 7 provincial or municipal listings and 2 heritage railway stations. Its 9 places of national rank start with Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal Church, at 31 km.

The 12 nearest, within 50 km

Canadian National Railway Station, Leamington, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1887–1888 · 11 km away, in Leamington

Canadian National Railways Station, Comber, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1872–1874 · 26 km away, in Lakeshore

Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal ChurchNational Historic Site · 1848–1849 · 31 km away, in Amherstburg

Amherstburg First Baptist ChurchNational Historic Site · 1848–1850 · 31 km away, in Amherstburg

Christ ChurchOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1805 · 31 km away, in Amherstburg

Belle VueNational Historic Site · 1816–1820 · 31 km away, in Amherstburg

Amherstburg Navy YardNational Historic Site · 32 km away, in Amherstburg

Park HouseNational Historic Site · 1790–1797 · 32 km away, in Amherstburg

Commissariat Office / Callum HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1831–1833 · 32 km away, in Amherstburg

Fort MaldenNational Historic Site · 1796–1800 · 32 km away, in Amherstburg

LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1836–1837 · 32 km away, in Amherstburg

Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and BlockhouseNational Historic Site · 1796–1840 · 32 km away, in Amherstburg

Homes by age

A town of older homes: 29% of Kingsville’s were built before 1961 (18% is typical)

Count back from today and half of Kingsville’s homes are older than 1981. From 2016 to 2021 Kingsville added 7.6% of its homes, more than the typical town’s 4.1%. 27% of Kingsville’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.

29%

Before 1961

27%

1961–80

19%

1981–2000

18%

2001–15

7.6%

2016–21

KingsvilleTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Neighbours

Kingsville and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Oldest
Kingsville	25,302	0	—
Leamington	34,653	1	1887
Essex	23,872	0	—

In brief

Kingsville in brief

The 2021 Census dates 29% of Kingsville’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
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 Kingsville’s history

How many historic places does Kingsville have on the registers?

None inside Kingsville yet. The nearest is Canadian National Railway Station, Leamington, Ontario, 11 km away in Leamington.

How old are the homes in Kingsville?

Before 1961: 29% 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).