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History of South River · Canada’s heritage registers

Older housing stands out in South River: 43% predates 1961

Against 18% in the typical town, South River has 2.4 times the share. The registers count 7 places within 100 km of South River; the closest, Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, Ontario, is 52 km away. North Bay, 53 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.

Historic places within 100 km

0 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

52 km

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, Ontario

Homes built before 1961

43%

typical town: 18%

Born here before 1914

the earliest in 1900

How it began

Milestones of South River since 1881

On Wikidata the municipality of South River dates to 1881, with no word on whether that was its founding or a later incorporation. The first railway station on record, South River railway station, opened in 1884.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

Within 100 km of South River, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation

No place near South River is close: these lie up to 100 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.

British North America 1760–18660

After Confederation 1867–19135

Wars and Depression 1914–19452

Since 1946 1946 on0

The oldest is Lighthouse and Dwelling in Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, from 1880. The bars count 7 dated places within 100 km.

Around the town

Within 100 km of South River: 7 places on the registers

North Bay, Huntsville and Parry Sound hold most of them, among 6 towns. The nearest is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, Ontario”, 52 km away in North Bay. By age, Lighthouse and Dwelling leads, from 1880, at 99 km.

The 7 nearest, within 100 km

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 52 km away, in North Bay

Canadian National Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1916–1917 · 53 km away, in North Bay

Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1924–1925 · 59 km away, in Huntsville

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 75 km away, in Parry Sound

Woodchester VillaOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1882 · 90 km away, in Bracebridge

LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1890 · 92 km away, in The Archipelago

Lighthouse and DwellingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 99 km away, in Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part

Homes by age

South River added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 3.1%, where most towns have 4.1%

Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 3.1% of South River’s, against 15% in the typical town. Few of South River’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 18%, the norm 23%. 34% of South River’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, more than the typical town’s 27%.

43%

Before 1961

34%

1961–80

18%

1981–2000

3.1%

2001–15

3.1%

2016–21

South RiverTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Neighbours

South River and its neighbours

Town	People	Oldest
South River	1,211	—
Sundridge	1,056	—
Strong	1,624	—

In brief

South River in brief

In South River, 43% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: Laurie Scott (1900) is its person of the past on the record.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

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. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
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 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.
The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.

Questions about South River’s history

How many historic places does South River have on the registers?

Not inside South River. The closest is Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, Ontario in North Bay, 52 km away.

How old are the homes in South River?

The 2021 Census dates 43% 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).