Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.040% of Plattsville’s homes were built before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Plattsville has 2.3 times the share. The nearest heritage to Plattsville is Arlington Hotel, 15 km off, one of 16 places within 25 km. Paris, 16 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Of the 6 people born in Plattsville before 1914, Thomas Willson came first.
Near Plattsville, within 25 km: built places from 1816 on
Places as far as 25 km from Plattsville, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Joseph Schneider Haus, in Victoria Park, goes back furthest, to 1816. 16 dated places within 25 km make up the record. 8 predate Confederation.
8 places of the highest rank within 25 km of Plattsville
They are spread over 8 towns, including Cambridge, Paris and Woodstock. The radius of 25 km holds 16. Nearest comes Arlington Hotel, 15 km off, in Paris.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Arlington HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1850 · 15 km away, in Paris |
| Former Paris Town HallNational Historic Site · 1854 · 16 km away, in Paris |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Woodstock, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1885–1886 · 20 km away, in Woodstock |
| Old Woodstock Town HallNational Historic Site · 1853–1854 · 20 km away, in Woodstock |
| Castle KilbrideNational Historic Site · 1877–1879 · 21 km away, in New Hamburg |
| Homer Watson HouseNational Historic Site · 1834–1835 · 21 km away, in Pioneer Tower West |
| Adelaide Hunter Hoodless HomesteadNational Historic Site · 1830–1840 · 22 km away, in Paris |
| Waterloo Pioneer Memorial TowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1925–1927 · 22 km away, in Pioneer Tower West |
| Joseph Schneider HausNational Historic Site · 1816–1817 · 24 km away, in Victoria Park |
| Former Galt Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1884–1888 · 24 km away, in Cambridge |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1914–1916 · 24 km away, in Cambridge |
| The Walper HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1893 · 25 km away, in City Commercial Core |
40% of Plattsville’s homes were built before 1961
Over half of the homes in Plattsville were already standing by 1981. From 2016 on, Plattsville built 4.3% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. In Plattsville, 23% 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.
Plattsville’s past in lives: one nationally designated
The most recent birth is Babe Siebert’s, in 1904. 4 of the 6 were born in the years before Confederation. 9 Wikipedias cover Babe Siebert, the most of anyone here. In 1860 came the earliest, Thomas Willson.
Everyone born in Plattsville → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
Plattsville and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsville | 8,251 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ayr | 13,051 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Paris | 45,565 | 4 | 3 | 1830 |
| Rosenberg | 9,831 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Huron South | 5,555 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Woodstock | 55,572 | 2 | 1 | 1853 |
| Doon South | 15,044 | 0 | 0 | — |
Plattsville in brief
Housing in Plattsville includes 40% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Babe Siebert (1904), Thomas Willson (1860) and Augustus Stephen Vogt (1861) lead its people of the past. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- 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.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
Questions about Plattsville’s history
How many historic places does Plattsville have on the registers?
None inside Plattsville yet. The nearest is Arlington Hotel, 15 km away in Paris.
When did Plattsville become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Plattsville to 1975. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Plattsville?
40% 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).