Photo: MikeStnly · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Minden Hills, 27 historic places within 100 km
For the highest designations, the closest town to Minden Hills is Highlands East, 35 km off. The 2021 Census dates 4.5% of its homes to 2016 or later, against 4.1% in most towns.
18 places of the highest rank within 100 km of Minden Hills
The registers hold 27 within 100 km. At 38 km, Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost in Highlands East is the closest. They are 18 National Historic Sites, 6 provincial or municipal listings and 3 heritage railway stations.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Wilberforce Red Cross OutpostNational Historic Site · 1914–1917 · 38 km away, in Highlands East |
| Woodchester VillaOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1882 · 50 km away, in Bracebridge |
| Canal Lake Concrete Arch BridgeNational Historic Site · 1905–1906 · 50 km away, in Lindsay |
| Bethune Memorial HouseNational Historic Site · 1880–1881 · 54 km away, in Gravenhurst |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1924–1925 · 61 km away, in Huntsville |
| Peterborough PetroglyphsNational Historic Site · 62 km away, in North Kawartha |
| Mnjikaning Fish WeirsNational Historic Site · 1650 · 65 km away, in Ramara |
| Old Stone ChurchNational Historic Site · 1840–1854 · 66 km away, in Beaverton |
| Stephen Leacock Museum / Old Brewery BayNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 66 km away, in Orillia |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Orillia, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 67 km away, in Orillia |
| Peterborough Drill Hall / ArmouryNational Historic Site · 1907–1910 · 75 km away, in Peterborough |
| Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-ChainsDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1837 · 75 km away, in Peterborough |
Around Minden Hills, within 100 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1639
Reaching 100 km out from Minden Hills: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
First by date comes Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission in Tay, from 1639. 23 places within 100 km have a date. Before Confederation: 9.
Minden Hills’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 30% of its homes
Homes from before 1961 are 21% of Minden Hills’s housing, about the typical 18%. 30% of Minden Hills’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. More than half of Minden Hills’s housing predates 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Minden Hills and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minden Hills | 7,841 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Algonquin Highlands | 2,915 | 0 | 0 | — |
Minden Hills in brief
Of the homes standing in Minden Hills, 21% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place; and one person of its past, Thomas Hubert Stinson (1883).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Minden Hills’s history
How many historic places does Minden Hills have on the registers?
Inside Minden Hills, none so far. At 38 km, Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost in Highlands East is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in Minden Hills?
21% predate 1961, where 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).