Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Melancthon keeps its older homes: 32% from before 1961
Melancthon’s share is 1.9 times the typical 18%. The nearest heritage to Melancthon is Claverleigh, 24 km off, one of 6 places within 50 km. Look 33 km away, to Stayner, for the nearest place of the highest designation. 3 people on record were born in Melancthon before 1914, John Henderson Lamont the earliest.
Around Melancthon, within 50 km, most dated places come from the years before Confederation
The nearest historic places to Melancthon, out to 50 km, by the first construction date on each record.
The chart rests on 5 dated places within 50 km. 2 go back before 1867. First by date comes Glengarry Landing in Springwater, from 1814.
The registers find 6 places within 50 km of Melancthon
Between them, 4 towns share them, mainly Collingwood, Stayner and Angus. Closest of all is Claverleigh, in Stayner, 24 km off. By age, Glengarry Landing leads, from 1814, at 46 km.
The 6 nearest, within 50 km
| ClaverleighNational Historic Site · 1871–1872 · 24 km away, in Stayner |
| Royal Flying Corps HangarsNational Historic Site · 1917–1918 · 35 km away, in Angus |
| Collingwood Downtown Heritage Conservation DistrictHeritage conservation district · 39 km away, in Collingwood |
| Federal BuildingClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1913–1916 · 39 km away, in Collingwood |
| LighttowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1857–1859 · 43 km away, in Collingwood |
| Glengarry LandingNational Historic Site · 1814 · 46 km away, in Springwater |
32% of Melancthon’s homes were built before 1961
Over half of the homes in Melancthon were already standing by 2001. Only 16% of Melancthon’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 22% of Melancthon’s, against 15% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
3 lives that began in Melancthon before 1914
The last born is Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton, in 1900. John Henderson Lamont comes first, born in 1865. By Wikipedia’s reach, Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton leads, with 10 articles. Of them all, Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton lived longest: 93 years, until 1993.
Everyone born in Melancthon → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
How Melancthon compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,600 to 3,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Kingston and Victoria Park. The typical town its size has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
Melancthon and its neighbours
Melancthon in brief
Melancthon has 32% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Three lives from its past stand out: Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton (1900), John Henderson Lamont (1865) and Thomas Kerr Slack (1875). Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Melancthon’s history
How many historic places does Melancthon have on the registers?
Not within Melancthon. Its nearest is a top designation: Claverleigh, 24 km away in Stayner.
When did Melancthon become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Melancthon dates from 1818; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Melancthon?
32% 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).