Photo: GTD Aquitaine · Public domainAn older town: 33% of Weston’s homes predate 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Weston has 1.9 times as much. The registers count 5 places within 10 km of Weston; the closest, Postal Station “D”, is 6 km away. Heritage of the first rank begins 9.1 km away, in Lawrence Park South. Of the 4 people born in Weston before 1914, Vernon Bayley Wadsworth came first.
Around Weston, within 10 km, most dated places come from the years before Confederation
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Weston, dated by the first construction year on their records.
5 places within 10 km have a date. 2 are older than 1867. Montgomery's Tavern, in Yonge-Eglinton, is the oldest (1837).
5 places on Canada’s registers lie 10 km or less from Weston
Among them are 4 National Historic Sites and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. The record reaches back to 1837 with Montgomery's Tavern, 9.6 km away. At 6 km, Postal Station “D” in Junction Area is the closest.
The 5 nearest, within 10 km
| Postal Station “D”Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 6 km away, in Junction Area |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 8.7 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| St. Anne's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1907–1909 · 9.1 km away, in Little Portugal |
| SpadinaNational Historic Site · 1866–1914 · 9.2 km away, in Casa Loma |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 9.6 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
New homes stand out in Weston: 5.4% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Weston’s homes are older than 1981. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 6.6% of Weston’s, against 15% in the typical town. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Weston 32% of its homes, near the usual 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
A national historic person among Weston’s people of the past
Of them all, Joseph Tyrrell lived longest: 99 years, until 1957. The earliest is Vernon Bayley Wadsworth, born in 1842. Fame, by Wikipedia: Joseph Tyrrell first, in 14 languages. There are 4 people born here before 1914 with an article to show for it.
Everyone born in Weston → 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 Weston compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 18,600 to 19,100 residents, by places on the registers.
7 have more. The middle one has 0. 9 of them have nothing on the registers.
Weston and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | 18,896 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Humber Heights-Westmount | 10,427 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rustic | 9,543 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brookhaven-Amesbury | 17,541 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mount Dennis | 13,364 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pelmo Park-Humberlea | 11,396 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Oakdale-Beverley Heights | 21,386 | 0 | 0 | — |
Weston in brief
The 2021 Census dates 33% of Weston’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Joseph Tyrrell (1858), Ralph Holley Keefler (1902) and James Boylen (1907) lead its people of the past. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
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. 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.
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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. 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 Weston’s history
How many historic places does Weston have on the registers?
None inside Weston yet. The nearest is Postal Station “D”, 6 km away in Junction Area.
How old are the homes in Weston?
Before 1961: 33% 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).