Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0The heritage near Lucan: 5 places in a 25 km radius
Heritage of the first rank begins 22 km from Lucan, in St. Marys. The earliest of 3 people born in Lucan before 1914 is Charles Constantine Hodgins.
The registers find 5 places within 25 km of Lucan
For the highest designations, the nearest of 2 is St. Marys Junction Railway Station (Grand Trunk), 23 km away. The first one out is Elsie-Perrin Williams Estate, 21 km away in Masonville. Among them are 3 provincial or municipal listings and 2 National Historic Sites.
The 5 nearest, within 25 km
| Elsie-Perrin Williams EstateDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1916 · 21 km away, in Masonville |
| St. MarysDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 22 km away, in St. Marys |
| St. Peter's SeminaryDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1912 · 23 km away, in North London |
| St. Marys Junction Railway Station (Grand Trunk)National Historic Site · 1858–1859 · 23 km away, in St. Marys |
| Wolseley BarracksNational Historic Site · 1886–1889 · 25 km away, in Carling |
New homes stand out in Lucan: 17% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Lucan has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 20%, where most towns have 15%. At 27%, Lucan’s share of pre-1961 homes is above the typical town’s 18%. Few of Lucan’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 14%, the norm 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
3 Lucan births on record from before 1914
The widest known is Adam King Hodgins: 4 Wikipedia editions. Francis A. Walker closes the list, born in 1871. It starts with Charles Constantine Hodgins, born in 1857. Of them all, Charles Constantine Hodgins lived longest: 85 years, until 1942.
Everyone born in Lucan → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Lucan and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucan | 6,827 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Exeter | 10,781 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sunningdale | 21,645 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Uplands | 8,819 | 0 | 0 | — |
Lucan in brief
Lucan has 27% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The town’s people of the past are Adam King Hodgins (1859), Francis A. Walker (1871) and Charles Constantine Hodgins (1857). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Lucan’s history
How many historic places does Lucan have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Lucan; Elsie-Perrin Williams Estate, in Masonville, is 21 km away.
How old are the homes in Lucan?
Before 1961: 27% 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).