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History of Wasaga Beach · Canada’s heritage registers

In a 25 km circle around Wasaga Beach: 5 places on the registers

Only 8.3% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. The closest top-tier heritage is in Stayner, 10 km from here.

Historic places within 25 km

4 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

13 km

Glengarry Landing

Homes built before 1961

8.3%

typical town: 18%

Around the town

Within 25 km of Wasaga Beach: 5 places on the registers

They stand in 3 towns, Collingwood, Springwater and Stayner among them. Glengarry Landing in Springwater is the nearest, 13 km away. The mix: 2 National Historic Sites, 2 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and a provincial or municipal listing.

The 5 nearest, within 25 km

Glengarry LandingNational Historic Site · 1814 · 13 km away, in Springwater

Collingwood Downtown Heritage Conservation DistrictHeritage conservation district · 14 km away, in Collingwood

Federal BuildingClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1913–1916 · 14 km away, in Collingwood

LighttowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1857–1859 · 17 km away, in Collingwood

ClaverleighNational Historic Site · 1871–1872 · 20 km away, in Stayner

How it began

Milestones of Wasaga Beach since 1974

The municipality of Wasaga Beach has the date January 1, 1974 on Wikidata; the record doesn’t say whether it marks a founding or an incorporation. Wasaga Beach was incorporated as a town in 1974.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “Wasaga Beach”, revision 1378267154 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.

Homes by age

A growing town: 12% of Wasaga Beach’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%

More than half of Wasaga Beach’s housing predates 2001. 36% of Wasaga Beach’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 15% of Wasaga Beach’s, against 27% in the typical town.

8.3%

Before 1961

15%

1961–80

29%

1981–2000

36%

2001–15

12%

2016–21

Wasaga BeachTypical 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

Wasaga Beach and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Highest	Oldest
Wasaga Beach	28,736	0	0	—
Stayner	16,571	1	1	1871
Collingwood	28,366	3	2	1857

In brief

Wasaga Beach in brief

Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 8.3%, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.

How to read these numbers

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.
The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
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.
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.
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 Wasaga Beach’s history

How many historic places does Wasaga Beach have on the registers?

Wasaga Beach has none of its own; Glengarry Landing, in Springwater, the closest at 13 km, holds the highest designation.

How old are the homes in Wasaga Beach?

The 2021 Census dates 8.3% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).