Photo: Jason Zhang · CC0Around Underwood, 54 historic places within 25 km
Only 0% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. The nearest town with a top designation is Richmond Hill, 12 km away.
Top-ranked heritage near Underwood: 36 places within 25 km
Within 25 km there are 54 in all. “Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario” in Unionville is the nearest, 3.7 km away. By age, Ashbridge Estate leads, from 1793, at 19 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 3.7 km away, in Unionville |
| Markham Village Town HallDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881 · 6.2 km away, in Markham Village |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 6.6 km away, in Markham Village |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 16 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 16 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 16 km away, in Hope |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 16 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 17 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 18 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| Ashbridge EstateOntario Heritage Trust property · 1793 · 19 km away, in Greenwood-Coxwell |
| Chapel of St. James-the-LessNational Historic Site · 1857–1862 · 19 km away, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town |
| Studio BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 19 km away, in Rosedale-Moore Park |
Within 25 km of Underwood, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
Reaching 25 km out from Underwood: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, goes back furthest, to 1793. 52 dated places within 25 km make up the record. 17 are older than 1867.
Underwood added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%
Underwood has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 59%, where most towns have 23%. 19% of Underwood’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Over half of the homes in Underwood were already standing by 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Underwood compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,900 to 6,000 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Lowertown West, Lac-Mégantic and Crowsnest Pass. Their median is 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Underwood and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood | 5,972 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Milliken | 12,138 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hagerman's Corners | 43,555 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Steeles | 22,943 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Milliken | 24,431 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Agincourt North | 27,790 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East L'Amoreaux | 21,533 | 0 | 0 | — |
Underwood in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 0% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0. Everything else is close to the norm: its past has one life on the record, Richard Craig (1877).
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 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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. 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. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Underwood’s history
How many historic places does Underwood have on the registers?
None within Underwood itself; the nearest is 3.7 km off: Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario, in Unionville.
How old are the homes in Underwood?
0% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).