Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Perry and its setting: 13 historic places within 100 km
Gravenhurst, 69 km from Perry, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 5.7% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.
Top-ranked heritage near Perry: 6 places within 100 km
Oldest of them is Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission (1639), 99 km off. The mix: 6 National Historic Sites, 4 heritage railway stations and 2 provincial or municipal listings. Count to 100 km and there are 13.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1924–1925 · 24 km away, in Huntsville |
| Woodchester VillaOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1882 · 55 km away, in Bracebridge |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 62 km away, in Parry Sound |
| Bethune Memorial HouseNational Historic Site · 1880–1881 · 68 km away, in Gravenhurst |
| Beausoleil IslandNational Historic Site · 87 km away, in Georgian Bay |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 88 km away, in North Bay |
| Canadian National Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1916–1917 · 88 km away, in North Bay |
| LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1890 · 95 km away, in The Archipelago |
| Mission of St. Ignace IINational Historic Site · 1649 · 96 km away, in Tay |
| St. James on-the-LinesOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1840 · 97 km away, in Penetanguishene |
| Saint-Louis MissionNational Historic Site · 1640 · 97 km away, in Tay |
| Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons MissionNational Historic Site · 1639 · 99 km away, in Tay |
From 1639 on: the dated places within 100 km of Perry
Out to 100 km from Perry, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
The oldest is Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission in Tay, from 1639. The bars count 12 dated places within 100 km. 4 predate Confederation.
The biggest share of Perry’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 33%
Half of the homes standing in Perry today were built before 2001. Before 1961: 18% of Perry’s homes, near the usual 18%. In Perry, 26% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Perry compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,900 to 2,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Harbour Grace, Minnedosa and Saint-Anicet have more. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Perry and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | 2,866 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Armour | 1,698 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kearney | 1,055 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Burk's Falls | 1,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
Perry in brief
In Perry, 18% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
Questions about Perry’s history
How many historic places does Perry have on the registers?
Not inside Perry. The closest is Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, Ontario in Huntsville, 24 km away.
How old are the homes in Perry?
Before 1961: 18% of its homes; 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).