Photo: Dillan Payne · CC BY-SA 4.0Older housing stands out in Clairlea-Birchmount: 39% predates 1961
Clairlea-Birchmount has 2.2 times what the typical town has (18%). The nearest heritage to Clairlea-Birchmount is Ashbridge Estate, 6.5 km off, one of 11 places within 10 km. The nearest town with a top designation is Mount Pleasant East, 8.8 km away.
Around Clairlea-Birchmount, within 10 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1793
Within 10 km of Clairlea-Birchmount but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
First by date comes Ashbridge Estate in Greenwood-Coxwell, from 1793. Dated places within 10 km: 10. 5 predate Confederation.
The registers find 11 places within 10 km of Clairlea-Birchmount
Closest of all is Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, 6.5 km off. By designation: 6 National Historic Sites and 5 provincial or municipal listings. Between them, 10 towns share them, mainly Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, Greenwood-Coxwell and Leaside-Bennington.
The 11 nearest, within 10 km
| Ashbridge EstateOntario Heritage Trust property · 1793 · 6.5 km away, in Greenwood-Coxwell |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 7.8 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| Chapel of St. James-the-LessNational Historic Site · 1857–1862 · 8.9 km away, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town |
| Don BreweryDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1876 · 8.9 km away, in Regent Park |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 8.9 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Winchester HotelDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1880 · 9.1 km away, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town |
| Enoch Turner SchoolhouseOntario Heritage Trust property · 1848 · 9.6 km away, in Moss Park |
| Gooderham and Worts DistilleryNational Historic Site · 1859–1928 · 9.6 km away, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands |
| Studio BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 9.9 km away, in Rosedale-Moore Park |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 9.9 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 9.9 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
Only 2.8% of Clairlea-Birchmount’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Over half of the homes in Clairlea-Birchmount were already standing by 1981. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 9.3% of Clairlea-Birchmount’s, against 23% in the typical town. 25% of Clairlea-Birchmount’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Clairlea-Birchmount and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 27,690 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Oakridge | 13,913 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kennedy Park | 17,156 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 23,115 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ionview | 13,382 | 0 | 0 | — |
| O'Connor-Parkview | 18,746 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Taylor-Massey | 15,050 | 0 | 0 | — |
Clairlea-Birchmount in brief
The pre-1961 share of Clairlea-Birchmount’s homes is 39%, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Clairlea-Birchmount’s history
How many historic places does Clairlea-Birchmount have on the registers?
Clairlea-Birchmount has none of its own yet. Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, is the nearest, 6.5 km away.
How old are the homes in Clairlea-Birchmount?
Before 1961: 39% 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).