Photo: Nelro2 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0An older town: 53% of Seaforth’s homes predate 1961
Seaforth has 3 times what the typical town has (18%). 8 places on the heritage registers lie within 50 km of Seaforth, the nearest Goderich Branch, Huron County Library, 34 km away. The closest top-tier heritage is in Goderich, 34 km from here. Records name 14 people born in Seaforth before 1914; the first is Thomas Crerar.
Within 50 km of Seaforth, the oldest record dates from 1839
Reaching 50 km out from Seaforth: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
The earliest is Huron County Gaol in Goderich, begun in 1839. Within 50 km, 7 records give a date. Before Confederation: 2.
3 places of the highest rank within 50 km of Seaforth
All told, 8 places are within 50 km. The first one out is “Goderich Branch, Huron County Library”, 34 km away in Goderich. They are spread over 3 towns, including Goderich, Stratford and St. Marys.
The 8 nearest, within 50 km
| Goderich Branch, Huron County LibraryDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1904 · 34 km away, in Goderich |
| Huron County GaolNational Historic Site · 1839–1842 · 34 km away, in Goderich |
| Goderich Train StationDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1900 · 35 km away, in Goderich |
| Stratford City HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1900 · 39 km away, in Stratford |
| Gallery StratfordDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1883 · 40 km away, in Stratford |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Stratford, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 40 km away, in Stratford |
| St. Marys Junction Railway Station (Grand Trunk)National Historic Site · 1858–1859 · 41 km away, in St. Marys |
| St. MarysDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 42 km away, in St. Marys |
Only 3% of Seaforth’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Only 19% of Seaforth’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Seaforth built little from 1981 to 2000: 15% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Few of Seaforth’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 9.8%, the norm 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Seaforth’s person of national historic significance, and others
The latest, Charlie Mason, was born in 1912. Before 1914, 14 births here made the record. By Wikipedia’s reach, Gordon McDonald leads, with 12 articles. Thomas Crerar comes first, born in 1876.
Everyone born in Seaforth → 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.
How Seaforth compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 10,400 to 10,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Coal Harbour and Masonville. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Seaforth and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaforth | 10,402 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mitchell | 10,080 | 0 | 0 | — |
Seaforth in brief
The pre-1961 share of Seaforth’s homes is 53%, against 18% in the typical town. Gordon McDonald (1878), Cooney Weiland (1904) and Thomas Crerar (1876) lead its people of the past. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
Questions about Seaforth’s history
How many historic places does Seaforth have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Seaforth; Goderich Branch, Huron County Library, in Goderich, is 34 km away.
How old are the homes in Seaforth?
Before 1961: 53% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Seaforth be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 15 further listings in Seaforth show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).