Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0Heritage within reach of Highland West: 8 places, 5 km or closer
Homes from before 1961 are 0.4% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. Look 3.9 km away, to Victoria Park, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
One place of national importance within 5 km of Highland West
The mix: 5 provincial or municipal listings, a National Historic Site and a heritage railway station. Count to 5 km and there are 8. By age, Joseph Schneider Haus leads, from 1816, at 4.3 km.
The 8 nearest, within 5 km
| Erb-Kumpf HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 3.6 km away, in Waterloo |
| Huether HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 4 km away, in Waterloo |
| Joseph Schneider HausNational Historic Site · 1816–1817 · 4.3 km away, in Victoria Park |
| Elizabeth Ziegler Public SchoolDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1931 · 4.3 km away, in Waterloo |
| Brubacher HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1850 · 4.6 km away, in Waterloo |
| The Walper HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1893 · 4.8 km away, in City Commercial Core |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Kitchener, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1897–1898 · 4.8 km away, in Mt. Hope Huron Park |
| Federal BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1937–1939 · 5 km away, in City Commercial Core |
The 5 km around Highland West keep buildings from as early as 1816
Each historic place within 5 km of Highland West, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Within 5 km, 6 records give a date. 2 are older than 1867. First by date comes Joseph Schneider Haus in Victoria Park, from 1816.
Highland West is still building: 7.5% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Few of Highland West’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 2.2%, the norm 27%. Highland West has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 40%, where most towns have 15%. 48% of Highland West’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Highland West compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 12,400 to 12,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Yonge-Eglinton. The typical town its size has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Highland West and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland West | 12,476 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forest Heights | 14,369 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victoria Hills | 10,760 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westmount | 5,048 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forest Hill | 5,760 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Meinzinger Park-Lakeside | 5,007 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cherry Hill | 6,304 | 0 | 0 | — |
Highland West in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 0.4% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
Questions about Highland West’s history
How many historic places does Highland West have on the registers?
None within Highland West itself; the nearest is 3.6 km off: Erb-Kumpf House, in Waterloo.
How old are the homes in Highland West?
0.4% 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).