In a 10 km circle around Devonshire: 8 places on the registers
From Devonshire, look 6.9 km away, to City Centre, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 5.5% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.
2 places of the highest rank within 10 km of Devonshire
They stand in 4 towns, Sandwich, City Centre and Walkerville among them. The mix: 6 provincial or municipal listings and 2 National Historic Sites. Closest of all is Willistead Manor, in Walkerville, 5.9 km off.
The 8 nearest, within 10 km
| Willistead ManorDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1906 · 5.9 km away, in Walkerville |
| Mt. Zion Church of God in ChristDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1939 · 6.3 km away, in City Centre |
| François Bâby HouseNational Historic Site · 1811–1812 · 7.3 km away, in City Centre |
| Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1846 · 8.3 km away, in River West |
| Sandwich First Baptist ChurchNational Historic Site · 1851–1852 · 8.4 km away, in Sandwich |
| Essex County Court HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1855 · 8.4 km away, in Sandwich |
| Dominion HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1880 · 8.5 km away, in Sandwich |
| Duff Baby HouseOntario Heritage Trust property · 1798 · 8.6 km away, in Sandwich |
Within 10 km of Devonshire, the record goes back to 1798
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Devonshire, dated by the first construction year on their records.
The oldest is Duff Baby House in Sandwich, from 1798. Within 10 km, building dates exist for 8 places. Before Confederation: 5.
The biggest share of Devonshire’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 41%
Half of the homes standing in Devonshire today were built before 2001. Before 1961: 16% of Devonshire’s homes, near the usual 18%. Only 19% of Devonshire’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Devonshire compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 9,800 to 9,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Roberval, Shawnigan and Shediac have more. The middle one has 0. 13 of them have none.
Devonshire and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire | 9,852 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Remington Park | 5,783 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Roseland | 20,587 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Windsor | 15,896 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Walkerville | 6,129 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fontainebleau | 11,567 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Cameron | 11,804 | 0 | 0 | — |
Devonshire in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 16%, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- 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.
Questions about Devonshire’s history
How many historic places does Devonshire have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Devonshire; Willistead Manor, in Walkerville, is 5.9 km away.
How old are the homes in Devonshire?
Before 1961: 16% 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).