Mnjikaning Fish Weirs · Photo: Yoho2001 · CC BY-SA 3.0Ramara’s oldest designated place, Mnjikaning Fish Weirs, dates from 1650
Ramara’s 1 historic place is of the highest rank. For every 10,000 residents that makes 0.9, ahead of 78% of Canadian towns. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from 1994, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
Where Ramara’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
Most entries are federal, from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations; local listings outside Québec are known only through Wikidata items with an article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
One place in Ramara with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Top4 historic places within 25 km of Ramara
The oldest, Old Stone Church, dates from 1840, 25 km away. At 13 km, Stephen Leacock Museum / Old Brewery Bay in Orillia is the closest. They stand in 3 towns, Orillia, Lindsay and Beaverton among them.
The 4 nearest, within 25 km
| Stephen Leacock Museum / Old Brewery BayNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 13 km away, in Orillia |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Orillia, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1917–1918 · 14 km away, in Orillia |
| Canal Lake Concrete Arch BridgeNational Historic Site · 1905–1906 · 17 km away, in Lindsay |
| Old Stone ChurchNational Historic Site · 1840–1854 · 25 km away, in Beaverton |
Most of Ramara’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 29%
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 29% of Ramara’s, against 23% in the typical town. Before 1961: 20% of Ramara’s homes, near the usual 18%. New building in Ramara runs at the usual pace: 5% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born in Ramara, 1804 to 1894
Longest lived was George McLean, 90 years in all (1975). By Wikipedia’s reach, Stephen Furniss leads, with 3 articles. The record holds 4 people born here before 1914.
Everyone born in Ramara → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Ramara has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 11,500 to 11,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Selkirk. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have none.
Ramara and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramara | 11,551 | 1 | 1 | 1650 |
| Chippewas of Rama First Nation | 1,149 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Orillia | 37,735 | 2 | 1 | 1917 |
| Severn | 15,716 | 0 | 0 | — |
Ramara in brief
Of the homes standing in Ramara, 20% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. There are 1 historic place in all, one with the highest designation; Mnjikaning Fish Weirs heads them. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more historic places. Its people of the past include Stephen Furniss (1875), George McLean (1885) and John Duncan McPhee (1894). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: its one place was designated in 1982.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Map points. Where a federal place sits on the map is Wikidata’s placing; the directory itself has no coordinates.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Ramara’s history
What is the oldest building in Ramara?
Mnjikaning Fish Weirs, a National Historic Site, begun in 1650.
Which places in Ramara have the highest designation?
Mnjikaning Fish Weirs.
How old are the homes in Ramara?
The 2021 Census dates 20% 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).