Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Perth South keeps its older homes: 53% from before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Perth South has 3 times the share. The nearest heritage to Perth South is St. Marys Junction Railway Station (Grand Trunk), 2.8 km off, one of 5 places within 25 km. St. Marys, 4.7 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank. The earliest of 4 people born in Perth South before 1914 is John Brown.
Top-ranked heritage near Perth South: 2 places within 25 km
Nearest comes St. Marys Junction Railway Station (Grand Trunk), 2.8 km off, in St. Marys. Between them, 2 towns share them, mainly Stratford and St. Marys. The registers hold 5 within 25 km.
The 5 nearest, within 25 km
| St. Marys Junction Railway Station (Grand Trunk)National Historic Site · 1858–1859 · 2.8 km away, in St. Marys |
| St. MarysDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 4.1 km away, in St. Marys |
| Stratford City HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1900 · 14 km away, in Stratford |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Stratford, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 14 km away, in Stratford |
| Gallery StratfordDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1883 · 16 km away, in Stratford |
New homes are rare in Perth South: 2.5% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 18% of Perth South’s, against 23% in the typical town. Only 8.2% of Perth South’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Perth South built little from 1961 to 1980: 19% of its homes, where most towns have 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Natives of Perth South from 1849 to 1882
Of them all, Arthur Meighen lived longest: 86 years, until 1960. 4 people on the record were born here before 1914. Fame, by Wikipedia: Arthur Meighen first, in 43 languages.
Everyone born in Perth South → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Perth South and its neighbours
Perth South in brief
Before 1961: 53% of Perth South’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Of its people of the past, the best known are Arthur Meighen (1874), Albert James Bradshaw (1882) and John Morrow Robb (1876). The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
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.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Perth South’s history
How many historic places does Perth South have on the registers?
Not within Perth South. Its nearest is a top designation: St. Marys Junction Railway Station (Grand Trunk), 2.8 km away in St. Marys.
How old are the homes in Perth South?
53% 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).