Photo: Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Beyond Cornell’s limits, 9 historic places within 25 km
Only 0.7% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. The closest top-tier heritage is in Pickering, 11 km from here.
Top-ranked heritage near Cornell: 3 places within 25 km
They belong to 6 towns, chiefly Aurora, Markham Village and Unionville. By age, Montgomery's Tavern leads, from 1837, at 24 km. The nearest is “Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, Ontario”, 2.8 km away in Markham Village.
The 9 nearest, within 25 km
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 2.8 km away, in Markham Village |
| Markham Village Town HallDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881 · 2.9 km away, in Markham Village |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 7.2 km away, in Unionville |
| Thistle Ha' FarmNational Historic Site · 1840–1871 · 11 km away, in Pickering |
| Aurora Radial Railway Bridge AbutmentDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1899 · 21 km away, in Aurora |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Aurora, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 22 km away, in Aurora |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 22 km away, in Hope |
| Hillary HouseNational Historic Site · 1861–1863 · 23 km away, in Aurora |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 24 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
From 1837 on: the dated places within 25 km of Cornell
The nearest historic places to Cornell, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Within 25 km, 9 records give a date. 3 are older than 1867. The oldest is Montgomery's Tavern in Yonge-Eglinton, from 1837.
Cornell is still building: 22% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Few of Cornell’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 7.1%, the norm 27%. Cornell has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 57%, where most towns have 15%. Only 13% of Cornell’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Cornell and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell | 22,014 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Upper Cornell | 8,304 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Greensborough | 19,270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Markham Village | 10,319 | 2 | 0 | 1871 |
| Mount Joy | 8,345 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Box Grove | 25,496 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wismer Commons | 20,591 | 0 | 0 | — |
Cornell in brief
The census dates only 0.7% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- 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.
Questions about Cornell’s history
How many historic places does Cornell have on the registers?
None inside Cornell yet. The nearest is Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, Ontario, 2.8 km away in Markham Village.
How old are the homes in Cornell?
The 2021 Census dates 0.7% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).