Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Heritage within reach of Magnetawan: 9 places, 100 km or closer
The nearest town to Magnetawan with a top designation is North Bay, 73 km away. The 2021 Census dates 4.2% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
The registers find 9 places within 100 km of Magnetawan
They are 4 heritage railway stations, 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 2 National Historic Sites. Nearest comes “Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, Ontario”, 47 km off, in Huntsville. Of 2 top designations nearby, Bethune Memorial House is the closest, at 84 km.
The 9 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1924–1925 · 47 km away, in Huntsville |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 50 km away, in Parry Sound |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 72 km away, in North Bay |
| LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1890 · 72 km away, in The Archipelago |
| Woodchester VillaOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1882 · 73 km away, in Bracebridge |
| Canadian National Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1916–1917 · 73 km away, in North Bay |
| Lighthouse and DwellingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 84 km away, in Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part |
| Bethune Memorial HouseNational Historic Site · 1880–1881 · 84 km away, in Gravenhurst |
| Beausoleil IslandNational Historic Site · 91 km away, in Georgian Bay |
From 1880 on: the dated places within 100 km of Magnetawan
The area here stretches to 100 km around Magnetawan: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Dated places within 100 km: 8. Oldest of all: Lighthouse and Dwelling, Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, 1880.
Magnetawan’s building boom came from 1981 to 2000: 28% of its homes
19% of Magnetawan’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. Magnetawan has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 22%, where most towns have 15%. More than half of Magnetawan’s housing predates 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Magnetawan and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetawan | 1,888 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Burk's Falls | 1,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Strong | 1,624 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sundridge | 1,056 | 0 | 0 | — |
Magnetawan in brief
Magnetawan has 19% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: its past has one life on the record, Barbara Hanley (1882).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Magnetawan’s history
How many historic places does Magnetawan have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Magnetawan; Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, Ontario, in Huntsville, is 47 km away.
How old are the homes in Magnetawan?
19% 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).