Photo: Mosbo6 · CC BY-SA 4.0An older town: 35% of Whitewater Region’s homes predate 1961
Against 18% in the typical town, Whitewater Region has 2 times the share. The registers count 194 places within 100 km of Whitewater Region; the closest, Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge, is 17 km away. Heritage of the first rank begins 17 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. Records name 3 people born in Whitewater Region before 1914; the first is Arthur Edward Ross.
The places within 100 km of Whitewater Region lean to the decades after Confederation
Out to 100 km from Whitewater Region, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
The oldest is Saint James cemetery in Du Parc, from 1820. The chart rests on 182 dated places within 100 km. 57 are older than 1867.
194 designated places lie within 100 km of Whitewater Region
Nearest comes Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge, 17 km off, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. They belong to 33 towns, chiefly Centretown, Des Explorateurs and Les Golfs. Among them are 68 municipal citations, 51 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 31 National Historic Sites.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Félix-Gabriel-Marchand BridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1898 · 17 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| George Bryson HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1854 · 17 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| Fort WilliamClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1828 · 41 km away, in Petawawa |
| Gillies Grove and HouseNational Historic Site · 1937–1938 · 50 km away, in McNab/Braeside |
| D.A. Gillies BuildingNational Historic Site · 1896–1899 · 51 km away, in Arnprior |
| Maclaren HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1861–1872 · 72 km away, in La Pêche |
| Grist MillRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1838–1839 · 72 km away, in La Pêche |
| Herridge ChaletRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 73 km away, in Pontiac |
| Fairbairn HouseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 73 km away, in La Pêche |
| Prime Minister's CottageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1925–1926 · 74 km away, in Pontiac |
| Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government HeadquartersNational Historic Site · 1959–1962 · 75 km away, in Carp |
| Rosamond Woollen MillNational Historic Site · 1866–1901 · 76 km away, in Almonte |
35% of Whitewater Region’s homes were built before 1961
Count back from today and half of Whitewater Region’s homes are older than 1981. From 2016 on, Whitewater Region built 4.5% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 27% of Whitewater Region’s, about the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
3 lives that began in Whitewater Region before 1914
The latest, Percy Wright, was born in 1892. By Wikipedia’s reach, Arthur Edward Ross leads, with 4 articles. Arthur Edward Ross comes first, born in 1870. At 91, Robert Mayhew outlived the rest, dying in 1971.
Everyone born in Whitewater Region → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Whitewater Region and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fort-Coulonge | 1,293 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mansfield-et-Pontefract | 2,332 | 2 | 2 | 1854 |
Whitewater Region in brief
Whitewater Region’s homes from before 1961 come to 35%, against 18% in the typical town. Arthur Edward Ross (1870), Robert Mayhew (1880) and Percy Wright (1892) are the town’s people of the past on the record. For the rest, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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.
- 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. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
Questions about Whitewater Region’s history
How many historic places does Whitewater Region have on the registers?
None inside Whitewater Region yet. The nearest, Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge, carries the highest designation, 17 km away in Mansfield-et-Pontefract.
When did Whitewater Region become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Whitewater Region to 2001. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Whitewater Region?
35% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).