Photo: Ryan Tir from Vaughan, ON, Canada · CC BY 2.0In a 25 km circle around Crossroads: 54 places on the registers
Its housing is mostly newer: 0.7% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Look 6.9 km away, to Richmond Hill, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
The highest designation, 35 times, within 25 km of Crossroads
The record reaches back to 1793 with Ashbridge Estate, 22 km away. “Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario” in Hope is the nearest, 4.4 km away. They belong to 29 towns, chiefly Downtown Yonge East, Yonge-Bay Corridor and Aurora.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 4.4 km away, in Hope |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 13 km away, in Unionville |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 14 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 15 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 16 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Aurora Radial Railway Bridge AbutmentDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1899 · 17 km away, in Aurora |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 17 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| SpadinaNational Historic Site · 1866–1914 · 17 km away, in Casa Loma |
| Markham Village Town HallDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881 · 18 km away, in Markham Village |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 18 km away, in Markham Village |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 18 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| Postal Station “D”Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 18 km away, in Junction Area |
Within 25 km of Crossroads, the decades after Confederation left the most
Places as far as 25 km from Crossroads, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
The earliest is Ashbridge Estate in Greenwood-Coxwell, begun in 1793. 52 dated places within 25 km make up the record. 16 go back before 1867.
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Crossroads, against 4.1% elsewhere
79% of Crossroads’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 0% of Crossroads’s, against 27% in the typical town. Building from 1981 to 2000 gave Crossroads 20% of its homes, near the usual 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Crossroads and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads | 4,525 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thornhill Woods | 13,237 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dufferin Hill | 7,910 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beverley Glen | 38,720 | 0 | 0 | — |
| The Valleys of Thornhill | 9,979 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carrville Corners | 13,004 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thornhill | 17,940 | 0 | 0 | — |
Crossroads in brief
The census dates only 0.7% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
Questions about Crossroads’s history
How many historic places does Crossroads have on the registers?
Inside Crossroads, none so far; Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario, 4.4 km away in Hope, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Crossroads?
Before 1961: 0.7% 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).