Photo: Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.0Older housing stands out in South Central: 62% predates 1961
For South Central, that is 3.6 times the typical town’s share, 18%. Within 5 km of South Central there are 8 designated places; Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ, at 1.4 km, is the closest. The nearest town with a top designation is City Centre, 1.7 km away.
Near South Central, within 5 km: built places from 1798 on
Each historic place within 5 km of South Central, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
The chart rests on 8 dated places within 5 km. 5 predate Confederation. Duff Baby House, in Sandwich, goes back furthest, to 1798.
The closest heritage to South Central is Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ, 1.4 km off
The oldest, Duff Baby House, dates from 1798, 3.9 km away. They are spread over 4 towns, including Sandwich, City Centre and Walkerville. Count to 5 km and there are 8.
The 8 nearest, within 5 km
| Mt. Zion Church of God in ChristDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1939 · 1.4 km away, in City Centre |
| François Bâby HouseNational Historic Site · 1811–1812 · 2.2 km away, in City Centre |
| Willistead ManorDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1906 · 2.4 km away, in Walkerville |
| Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1846 · 3.4 km away, in River West |
| Dominion HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1880 · 3.8 km away, in Sandwich |
| Essex County Court HouseDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 1855 · 3.9 km away, in Sandwich |
| Duff Baby HouseOntario Heritage Trust property · 1798 · 3.9 km away, in Sandwich |
| Sandwich First Baptist ChurchNational Historic Site · 1851–1852 · 4.3 km away, in Sandwich |
New homes are rare in South Central: 0.2% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Only 10% of South Central’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 1.4% of South Central’s, against 15% in the typical town. Half of the homes standing in South Central today were built before 1961.
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 Central compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 10,300 to 10,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Coal Harbour and Masonville. The middle one has 0. For 14, the registers list nothing.
South Central and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central | 10,392 | 0 | 0 | — |
| City Centre | 10,269 | 2 | 1 | 1811 |
| Walkerville | 19,541 | 1 | 0 | 1906 |
| South Cameron | 11,804 | 0 | 0 | — |
| River West | 13,940 | 1 | 0 | 1846 |
| South Walkerville | 6,129 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Remington Park | 5,783 | 0 | 0 | — |
South Central in brief
South Central’s homes from before 1961 come to 62%, 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about South Central’s history
How many historic places does South Central have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside South Central; Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ, in City Centre, is 1.4 km away.
How old are the homes in South Central?
The 2021 Census dates 62% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Why might a heritage building in South Central be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 6 further listings in South Central show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).