Photo: Francine Pallister · CC BY-SA 3.0Malahide keeps its older homes: 32% from before 1961
Malahide has 1.8 times what the typical town has (18%). The registers count 7 places within 25 km of Malahide; the closest, Former Canada Southern Railway Station, St. Thomas, Ontario, is 18 km away. Look 15 km away, to Central Elgin, for the nearest place of the highest designation. 3 people on record were born in Malahide before 1914, Arthur Leslie Cameron the earliest.
Within 25 km of Malahide, the record goes back to 1669
The nearest historic places to Malahide, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Port Stanley, in Central Elgin, goes back furthest, to 1669. The bars count 7 dated places within 25 km. 3 predate Confederation.
Malahide’s area holds 3 top-tier places within 25 km
The oldest, Port Stanley, dates from 1669, 22 km away. They are 3 National Historic Sites, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a heritage railway station. “Former Canada Southern Railway Station, St. Thomas, Ontario” in St. Thomas is the nearest, 18 km away.
The 7 nearest, within 25 km
| Former Canada Southern Railway Station, St. Thomas, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1874 · 18 km away, in St. Thomas |
| St. Thomas City HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1900 · 18 km away, in St. Thomas |
| Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic LighthouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1840 · 19 km away, in Bayham |
| Old St. Thomas ChurchOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1824 · 19 km away, in St. Thomas |
| Port StanleyNational Historic Site · 1669–1670 · 22 km away, in Central Elgin |
| Port Stanley Breakwater LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1911 · 23 km away, in Central Elgin |
| Annandale House (Tillsonburg Museum)National Historic Site · 1881–1883 · 23 km away, in Tillsonburg |
32% of Malahide’s homes were built before 1961
Half of the homes standing in Malahide today were built before 1981. New building in Malahide runs at the usual pace: 5% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. In Malahide, 27% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Malahide’s person of national historic significance, and others
The longest life was George MacKinnon Wrong’s: 88 years, to 1948. Before 1914, 3 births here made the record. George MacKinnon Wrong closes the list, born in 1860. It starts with Arthur Leslie Cameron, born in 1856.
Everyone born in Malahide → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
How Malahide compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 10,000 to 10,000 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Kitimat has more. The typical town its size has 0. 15 of them have none.
Malahide and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malahide | 9,995 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Aylmer | 8,371 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bayham | 7,935 | 1 | 0 | 1840 |
| Central Elgin | 15,230 | 1 | 1 | 1669 |
| St. Thomas | 49,388 | 4 | 1 | 1824 |
Malahide in brief
Housing in Malahide includes 32% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Three lives from its past stand out: Tip O'Neill (1858), George MacKinnon Wrong (1860) and Arthur Leslie Cameron (1856). 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. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
Questions about Malahide’s history
How many historic places does Malahide have on the registers?
Malahide has none of its own yet. Former Canada Southern Railway Station, St. Thomas, Ontario, in St. Thomas, is the nearest, 18 km away.
How old are the homes in Malahide?
Before 1961: 32% 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).