10 heritage places lie within 10 km of Huron South
The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 1.2%. Pioneer Tower West, 5.5 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
10 places on Canada’s registers lie 10 km or less from Huron South
The earliest date is Joseph Schneider Haus’s, 1816, 7.2 km away. Nearest comes Homer Watson House, 4.3 km off, in Pioneer Tower West. They are 4 provincial or municipal listings, 3 National Historic Sites and a Classified Federal Heritage Building.
The 10 nearest, within 10 km
| Homer Watson HouseNational Historic Site · 1834–1835 · 4.3 km away, in Pioneer Tower West |
| Waterloo Pioneer Memorial TowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1925–1927 · 4.7 km away, in Pioneer Tower West |
| Joseph Schneider HausNational Historic Site · 1816–1817 · 7.2 km away, in Victoria Park |
| The Walper HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1893 · 7.6 km away, in City Commercial Core |
| Federal BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1937–1939 · 7.7 km away, in City Commercial Core |
| Waterloo County GaolDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1853 · 7.9 km away, in Central Frederick |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Kitchener, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1897–1898 · 8.4 km away, in Mt. Hope Huron Park |
| WoodsideNational Historic Site · 1853–1854 · 9.1 km away, in Bridgeport East |
| Erb-Kumpf HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 9.6 km away, in Waterloo |
| Elizabeth Ziegler Public SchoolDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1931 · 9.8 km away, in Waterloo |
Most of what stands within 10 km of Huron South dates from the years before Confederation
Places near Huron South (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
The bars count 9 dated places within 10 km. Before Confederation: 4. Joseph Schneider Haus, in Victoria Park, is the oldest (1816).
A growing town: 32% of Huron South’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
47% of Huron South’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 1.2% of Huron South’s, against 27% in the typical town. Building from 1981 to 2000 gave Huron South 19% 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.
How Huron South compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,500 to 5,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Hudson, New Glasgow and Wolfville. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Huron South and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron South | 5,555 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rosenberg | 9,831 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pioneer Park | 8,781 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Doon South | 15,044 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Country Hills West | 5,936 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Country Hills | 4,561 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trillium Industrial Park | 3,420 | 0 | 0 | — |
Huron South in brief
The census dates only 1.2% of its homes before 1961, 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Huron South’s history
How many historic places does Huron South have on the registers?
Huron South has none of its own; Homer Watson House, in Pioneer Tower West, the closest at 4.3 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Huron South?
1.2% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Huron South be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. One more listing in Huron South is known through Wikidata alone, so it is counted, not paged.
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).