Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0North Algona Wilberforce and its setting: 22 historic places within 100 km
The closest top-tier heritage to North Algona Wilberforce is in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, 40 km away. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has January 1, 1999, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
The old face of North Algona Wilberforce
A single old picture: one old photograph of the town. A tap opens it at full size, with its credit.
1890sPublic domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
Fort William, 37 km from North Algona Wilberforce, is the closest
They stand in 12 towns, Chelsea, La Pêche and Mansfield-et-Pontefract among them. 22 places lie within 100 km. By designation: 6 National Historic Sites, 5 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 5 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Fort WilliamClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1828 · 37 km away, in Petawawa |
| Félix-Gabriel-Marchand BridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1898 · 40 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| George Bryson HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1854 · 40 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| Gillies Grove and HouseNational Historic Site · 1937–1938 · 64 km away, in McNab/Braeside |
| D.A. Gillies BuildingNational Historic Site · 1896–1899 · 65 km away, in Arnprior |
| Mazinaw PictographsNational Historic Site · 81 km away, in North Frontenac |
| Rosamond Woollen MillNational Historic Site · 1866–1901 · 85 km away, in Almonte |
| Former Almonte Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1889–1892 · 86 km away, in Almonte |
| Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government HeadquartersNational Historic Site · 1959–1962 · 90 km away, in Carp |
| Maclaren HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1861–1872 · 93 km away, in La Pêche |
| Herridge ChaletRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 93 km away, in Pontiac |
| Grist MillRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1838–1839 · 93 km away, in La Pêche |
Around North Algona Wilberforce, within 100 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1828
Out to 100 km from North Algona Wilberforce, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
21 places within 100 km carry a construction date. 7 are older than 1867. First by date comes Fort William in Petawawa, from 1828.
North Algona Wilberforce keeps more old homes than most towns: 30% from before 1961, against 18%
Over half of the homes in North Algona Wilberforce were already standing by 1981. New building has been slow in North Algona Wilberforce: 3.1% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%. North Algona Wilberforce has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 30%, where most towns have 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
North Algona Wilberforce and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Algona Wilberforce | 3,290 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eganville | 4,326 | 0 | 0 | — |
North Algona Wilberforce in brief
Counted by age, 30% of North Algona Wilberforce’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about North Algona Wilberforce’s history
How many historic places does North Algona Wilberforce have on the registers?
North Algona Wilberforce has none of its own; Fort William, in Petawawa, the closest at 37 km, holds the highest designation.
When did North Algona Wilberforce become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for North Algona Wilberforce is January 1, 1999, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in North Algona Wilberforce?
The 2021 Census dates 30% 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).