Photo: P199 · CC0The heritage near McDougall: 12 places in a 100 km radius
For the highest designations, the closest town to McDougall is Georgian Bay, 55 km off. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 5.6% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.
6 places of the highest rank within 100 km of McDougall
They are 6 National Historic Sites, 2 heritage railway stations and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. Tay, Parry Sound and The Archipelago hold most of them, among 10 towns. “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, Ontario” in Parry Sound is the nearest, 12 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 12 km away, in Parry Sound |
| LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1890 · 36 km away, in The Archipelago |
| Lighthouse and DwellingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 56 km away, in Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part |
| Beausoleil IslandNational Historic Site · 67 km away, in Georgian Bay |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1924–1925 · 67 km away, in Huntsville |
| Fort Sainte Marie IINational Historic Site · 1649–1650 · 70 km away, in Tiny |
| St. James on-the-LinesOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1840 · 75 km away, in Penetanguishene |
| Woodchester VillaOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1882 · 75 km away, in Bracebridge |
| Bethune Memorial HouseNational Historic Site · 1880–1881 · 80 km away, in Gravenhurst |
| Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons MissionNational Historic Site · 1639 · 82 km away, in Tay |
| Saint-Louis MissionNational Historic Site · 1640 · 84 km away, in Tay |
| Mission of St. Ignace IINational Historic Site · 1649 · 86 km away, in Tay |
The 100 km around McDougall keep buildings from as early as 1639
The nearest historic places to McDougall, out to 100 km, by the first construction date on each record.
The bars count 11 dated places within 100 km. 5 go back before 1867. The earliest is Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission in Tay, begun in 1639.
McDougall’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 31% of its homes
McDougall has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 30%, where most towns have 23%. Before 1961: 16% of McDougall’s homes, near the usual 18%. More than half of McDougall’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.
McDougall and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDougall | 3,002 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Parry Sound | 7,584 | 2 | 0 | 1890 |
| McKellar | 1,534 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carling | 1,609 | 1 | 0 | 1893 |
| The Archipelago | 1,057 | 0 | 0 | — |
McDougall in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 16% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
Questions about McDougall’s history
How many historic places does McDougall have on the registers?
None inside McDougall yet. The nearest is Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, Ontario, 12 km away in Parry Sound.
How old are the homes in McDougall?
16% 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).