Photo: Laurent Bélanger · CC BY-SA 4.0Hemmingford keeps its older homes: 36% from before 1961
Hemmingford has 2.1 times what the typical town has (18%). Within 25 km of Hemmingford there are 15 designated places; Havelock Township Hall, at 11 km, is the closest. Look 19 km away, to Lacolle, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Julius Scriver heads a list of 5 people born in Hemmingford before 1914.
Within 25 km of Hemmingford, the record goes back to 1778
Reaching 25 km out from Hemmingford: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Oldest of all: Lacolle Mills Blockhouse, Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, 1778. Within 25 km, building dates exist for 10 places. 5 go back before 1867.
15 places on Canada’s registers lie 25 km or less from Hemmingford
They stand in 8 towns, Lacolle, Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville and Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix among them. The nearest is Havelock Township Hall, 11 km away in Saint-Chrysostome. By designation: 6 places classified by Québec, 6 municipal citations and 2 National Historic Sites.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Havelock Township HallNational Historic Site · 1868–1869 · 11 km away, in Saint-Chrysostome |
| Église d'OdelltownClassified heritage site (Québec) · 19 km away, in Lacolle |
| Maison Nathaniel-DouglasCited heritage site (Québec) · 19 km away, in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville |
| Cimetière DouglassCited heritage site (Québec) · 19 km away, in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville |
| Église anglicane Saint-Saviour (Lacolle, Quebec)Municipal citation (Québec) · 1880–1882 · 19 km away, in Lacolle |
| 1, rue de l'Église SudMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890 · 19 km away, in Lacolle |
| 48, rue Van VlietMunicipal citation (Québec) · 20 km away, in Lacolle |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Lacolle, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1930–1931 · 20 km away, in Lacolle |
| Palais de justice de NapiervilleClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1834 · 21 km away, in Napierville |
| Battle of LacolleNational Historic Site · 1814 · 22 km away, in Lacolle |
| Lacolle Mills BlockhouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1778–1812 · 22 km away, in Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix |
| Calvaire du cordonClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1838 · 23 km away, in Saint-Rémi |
36% of Hemmingford’s homes were built before 1961
New building in Hemmingford runs at the usual pace: 4.8% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. Only 15% of Hemmingford’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Over half of the homes in Hemmingford were already standing by 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born in Hemmingford, 1826 to 1909
At 83, Aaron Sweet outlived the rest, dying in 1937. Wikidata and Wikipedia agree on 5 births here before 1914. Best known is Martin Fisher, with articles in 4 Wikipedia languages. 3 of the 5 were born in the years before Confederation.
Everyone born in Hemmingford → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Hemmingford and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemmingford | 2,206 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Clotilde | 3,297 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle | 1,655 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Chrysostome | 2,641 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington | 1,996 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Édouard | 1,438 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville | 1,786 | 2 | 0 | — |
Hemmingford in brief
The pre-1961 share of Hemmingford’s homes is 36%, against 18% in the typical town. Martin Fisher (1881), Julius Scriver (1826) and William Hunter (1858) lead its people of the past.
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.
- Québec’s register. Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel records the province’s classements and declarations and every municipal citation, each with a description and a point.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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.
- Protection. Québec’s classements and citations carry legal protection: work on a classified building needs the minister’s authorization, on a cited one the municipality’s. Federal designations commemorate.
- 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 Hemmingford’s history
How many historic places does Hemmingford have on the registers?
Inside Hemmingford, none so far. At 11 km, Havelock Township Hall in Saint-Chrysostome is the nearest, with the top designation.
When did Hemmingford become a municipality?
Wikidata gives July 1, 1855 for Hemmingford, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Hemmingford?
Before 1961: 36% 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).