FedHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario26 Station StreetPhoto: Reaperexpress · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario · Photo: Reaperexpress · CC BY-SA 3.01historic place on the registers
History of Hope · Canada’s heritage registers
Hope: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers
Its housing is mostly newer: 1.4% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. It is Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario, a heritage railway station begun in 1903. Relative to its size Hope has 1.4 per 10,000 residents, more than 82% of Canadian towns.
Historic places
1
1.4 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Oldest building
1903
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
1.4%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Hope’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Other federal designations
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 1, by tier
1 Other federal designations
Most entries are federal, from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations; local listings outside Québec are known only through Wikidata items with an article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Other federal designations
One other place Canada recognizes in Hope
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
16 historic places within 25 km of Hope
They are 7 National Historic Sites, 4 provincial or municipal listings and 4 heritage railway stations. The record reaches back to 1825 with Sharon Temple, 25 km away. Its 7 places of national rank start with Hillary House, at 14 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Aurora Radial Railway Bridge AbutmentDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1899 · 12 km away, in Aurora |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Aurora, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 14 km away, in Aurora |
| Hillary HouseNational Historic Site · 1861–1863 · 14 km away, in Aurora |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 16 km away, in Unionville |
| Old Newmarket Town Hall and CourthouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1883 · 19 km away, in Newmarket |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Markham, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 20 km away, in Markham Village |
| Markham Village Town HallDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1881 · 20 km away, in Markham Village |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Newmarket, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1900–1901 · 20 km away, in Newmarket |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 21 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 21 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 23 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 24 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
Homes by age
21% of Hope’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Hope built little from 1961 to 1980: 2.3% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. 54% of Hope’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 21% of Hope’s, about the typical 23%.
1.4%
Before 1961
2.3%
1961–80
21%
1981–2000
54%
2001–15
21%
2016–21
HopeTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Hope and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | 6,997 | 1 | 0 | 1903 |
| Teston | 7,437 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Upper Thornhill Estates | 10,435 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carrville Corners | 13,004 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Peace Village | 14,598 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Maple | 20,122 | 0 | 0 | — |
| The Valleys of Thornhill | 9,979 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Hope in brief
Canada’s heritage lists give Hope 1 historic place. Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 1.4% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: one historic place is about usual for its size (the median is 1); and its designation dates from 1992.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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. 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Hope’s history
How many historic places does Hope have on the registers?
The registers list 1 historic place inside Hope.
How old are the homes in Hope?
Before 1961: 1.4% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
What is the oldest building in Hope?
By its record, Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario, from 1903 (Heritage Railway Station).
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).