Photo: Raymond Leung from Toronto, Canada · CC BY 2.0In a 100 km circle around The Archipelago: 19 places on the registers
Few homes are old by the census: 9% before 1961, against 18%. Look 39 km away, to Georgian Bay, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Add one just outside the town.
Top-ranked heritage near The Archipelago: 12 places within 100 km
The radius of 100 km holds 19. Closest of all is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, Ontario”, in Parry Sound, 5.3 km off. Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission, 65 km off, is the oldest: 1639.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 5.3 km away, in Parry Sound |
| Beausoleil IslandNational Historic Site · 50 km away, in Georgian Bay |
| Fort Sainte Marie IINational Historic Site · 1649–1650 · 54 km away, in Tiny |
| St. James on-the-LinesOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1840 · 58 km away, in Penetanguishene |
| Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons MissionNational Historic Site · 1639 · 65 km away, in Tay |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1924–1925 · 65 km away, in Huntsville |
| Woodchester VillaOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1882 · 66 km away, in Bracebridge |
| Saint-Louis MissionNational Historic Site · 1640 · 67 km away, in Tay |
| Lighthouse and DwellingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 68 km away, in Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part |
| Bethune Memorial HouseNational Historic Site · 1880–1881 · 68 km away, in Gravenhurst |
| Mission of St. Ignace IINational Historic Site · 1649 · 70 km away, in Tay |
| LighttowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1857–1859 · 86 km away, in Collingwood |
Just outside The Archipelago: 1
| LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 100 m outside the town |
Around The Archipelago, within 100 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
The nearest historic places to The Archipelago, out to 100 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Within 100 km, 18 records give a date. 9 go back before 1867. The oldest is Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission in Tay, from 1639.
The biggest share of The Archipelago’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 35%
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 5% of The Archipelago’s, about the typical 4.1%. 22% of The Archipelago’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. The Archipelago has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 29%, where most towns have 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
The Archipelago and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Archipelago | 1,057 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Parry Sound | 7,584 | 2 | 0 | 1890 |
| McDougall | 3,002 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carling | 1,609 | 1 | 0 | 1893 |
The Archipelago in brief
Few of its homes are old, 9% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
Questions about The Archipelago’s history
How many historic places does The Archipelago have on the registers?
None inside The Archipelago yet. The nearest is Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, Ontario, 5.3 km away in Parry Sound.
How old are the homes in The Archipelago?
9% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).