Photo: Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.08 registered heritage sites stand within 5 km of South Cameron
The nearest town to South Cameron with a top designation is Sandwich, 2.3 km away. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 4.3% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
2 places of the highest rank within 5 km of South Cameron
Sandwich, City Centre and River West hold most of them, among 4 towns. The nearest is Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ, 3.2 km away in City Centre. They are 6 provincial or municipal listings and 2 National Historic Sites.
The 8 nearest, within 5 km
| Mt. Zion Church of God in ChristDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1939 · 3.2 km away, in City Centre |
| Sandwich First Baptist ChurchNational Historic Site · 1851–1852 · 3.4 km away, in Sandwich |
| Essex County Court HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1855 · 3.4 km away, in Sandwich |
| Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1846 · 3.5 km away, in River West |
| Dominion HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1880 · 3.5 km away, in Sandwich |
| Duff Baby HouseOntario Heritage Trust property · 1798 · 3.6 km away, in Sandwich |
| François Bâby HouseNational Historic Site · 1811–1812 · 3.7 km away, in City Centre |
| Willistead ManorDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1906 · 4.4 km away, in Walkerville |
Near South Cameron (5 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the years before Confederation
Places near South Cameron (within 5 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
8 places within 5 km carry a construction date. 5 go back before 1867. The oldest is Duff Baby House in Sandwich, from 1798.
The biggest share of South Cameron’s homes dates from 2001 to 2015: 36%
Homes from before 1961 are 16% of South Cameron’s housing, about the typical 18%. South Cameron built little from 1961 to 1980: 21% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. Half of the homes standing in South Cameron today were built before 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How South Cameron compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 11,700 to 11,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Clearwater County, Mont-Tremblant and Chester. The typical town its size has 0. 12 of them have nothing on the registers.
South Cameron and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cameron | 11,804 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Central | 10,392 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sandwich | 14,110 | 4 | 1 | 1798 |
| River West | 13,940 | 1 | 0 | 1846 |
| South Windsor | 15,896 | 0 | 0 | — |
| City Centre | 10,269 | 2 | 1 | 1811 |
| Remington Park | 5,783 | 0 | 0 | — |
South Cameron in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 16% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
Questions about South Cameron’s history
How many historic places does South Cameron have on the registers?
Inside South Cameron, none so far; Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ, 3.2 km away in City Centre, is the closest.
How old are the homes in South Cameron?
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).