Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.0The registers count 28 places within 50 km of Strathroy; the closest, Parkhill, is 24 km away. For the highest designations, the closest town is Parkhill, 23 km off. Records name 15 people born in Strathroy before 1914; the first is Robert Brett.
Strathroy owes its founding to John Stewart Buchanan, in 1832. 194 years have passed since. Its charter made Strathroy a village in 1860.
How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “Strathroy-Caradoc”, revision 1379039820 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.
Out to 50 km from Strathroy, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
26 places within 50 km have a date. Before Confederation: 11. The oldest is Southwold Earthworks in Southwold, from 1450.
They are 14 provincial or municipal listings, 12 National Historic Sites and a heritage railway station. At 24 km, Parkhill in Parkhill is the closest. Southwold Earthworks, 37 km off, is the oldest: 1450.
| ParkhillNational Historic Site · 24 km away, in Parkhill |
| Elsie-Perrin Williams EstateDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1916 · 24 km away, in Masonville |
| Labatt ParkDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1877 · 27 km away, in West London |
| Eldon HouseOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1834 · 27 km away, in Central London |
| Ridout Street ComplexNational Historic Site · 1838–1871 · 27 km away, in Central London |
| Middlesex County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1827–1830 · 27 km away, in Central London |
| First Christian Reformed ChurchDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1882 · 27 km away, in Central London |
| London Normal SchoolOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1900 · 27 km away, in South London |
| Grand TheatreDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1901 · 27 km away, in Central London |
| St. Paul's CathedralDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1846 · 27 km away, in Central London |
| WaverleyDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1882 · 27 km away, in South London |
| Victoria ParkDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1874 · 27 km away, in Central London |
At 23%, Strathroy’s share of pre-1961 homes is above the typical town’s 18%. More of Strathroy’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 26%. Count back from today and half of Strathroy’s homes are older than 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Best known is Alexander Knox, with articles in 37 Wikipedia languages. The longest life here was Don Wright’s, 98 years, ending in 2006. Of the 15, 11 were born in the decades after Confederation. 15 people on the record were born here before 1914.
Everyone born in Strathroy → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathroy | 26,497 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe | 3,196 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Middlesex Centre | 21,689 | 0 | 0 | — |
| River Bend | 5,930 | 0 | 0 | — |
Strathroy’s homes from before 1961 come to 23%, against 18% in the typical town. Among the lives from its past: Alexander Knox (1907), George Orton (1873) and James Thomson Shotwell (1874). The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
Inside Strathroy, none so far. At 24 km, Parkhill in Parkhill is the nearest, with the top designation.
Before 1961: 23% of its homes; 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).