Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 3.0In Tavistock, 33% of homes go back before 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Tavistock has 1.9 times as much. The nearest heritage to Tavistock is Old Woodstock Town Hall, 13 km off, one of 6 places within 25 km. The closest top-tier heritage is in Woodstock, 12 km from here. Of the 4 people born in Tavistock before 1914, John Stanley Plaskett came first.
From 1853 on: the dated places within 25 km of Tavistock
The nearest historic places to Tavistock, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
6 dated places within 25 km make up the record. One is older than 1867. The oldest is Old Woodstock Town Hall in Woodstock, from 1853.
The heritage closest to Tavistock: Old Woodstock Town Hall, at 13 km
Between them, 3 towns share them, mainly Stratford, Woodstock and New Hamburg. Count to 25 km and there are 6. They are 3 National Historic Sites, 2 heritage railway stations and a provincial or municipal listing.
The 6 nearest, within 25 km
| Old Woodstock Town HallNational Historic Site · 1853–1854 · 13 km away, in Woodstock |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Woodstock, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1885–1886 · 13 km away, in Woodstock |
| Former Canadian National Railways (VIA Rail) Station, Stratford, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 20 km away, in Stratford |
| Gallery StratfordDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1883 · 20 km away, in Stratford |
| Stratford City HallNational Historic Site · 1898–1900 · 20 km away, in Stratford |
| Castle KilbrideNational Historic Site · 1877–1879 · 21 km away, in New Hamburg |
12% of Tavistock’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
More than half of Tavistock’s housing predates 1981. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Tavistock 24% of its homes, near the usual 27%. In Tavistock, 20% of homes date from 1981 to 2000, much as in most towns (23%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
People of Tavistock’s past, one of them designated by Canada
The most recent birth is Arthur White’s, in 1907. 4 people on the record were born here before 1914. In 1865 came the earliest, John Stanley Plaskett. William Thomas Straith reached 86, the longest life here, ending in 1980.
Everyone born in Tavistock → 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 Tavistock compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,700 to 8,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Just one has more: Nicolet. The middle one has 0. 15 of them have nothing on the registers.
Tavistock and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavistock | 8,710 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Woodstock | 55,572 | 2 | 1 | 1853 |
| Thamesford | 9,755 | 0 | 0 | — |
Tavistock in brief
Older stock first: 33% of homes in Tavistock were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. John Stanley Plaskett (1865), Armand Schaefer (1898) and Arthur White (1907) are the best known of its historic lives. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Tavistock’s history
How many historic places does Tavistock have on the registers?
Not within Tavistock. Its nearest is a top designation: Old Woodstock Town Hall, 13 km away in Woodstock.
When did Tavistock become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for Tavistock is January 1, 1975, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in Tavistock?
33% 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).