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History of Hinchinbrooke · Canada’s heritage registers

Older housing stands out in Hinchinbrooke: 44% predates 1961

The typical town has 18%: Hinchinbrooke has 2.5 times the share. Édifice O'Connor, 9.2 km from Hinchinbrooke, heads a list of 6 historic places within 25 km. Huntingdon, 9.3 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Records name 4 people born in Hinchinbrooke before 1914; the first is William Hales Hingston.

1just outside

Historic places within 25 km

4 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

9.2 km

Édifice O'Connor

Homes built before 1961

44%

typical town: 18%

Born here before 1914

the earliest in 1829

How it began

Back to 1855: Hinchinbrooke’s first record

Hinchinbrooke takes its name from Hinchingbrooke Manor, former manorial estate in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire. On the open record, Hinchinbrooke as a municipality goes back to July 1, 1855, though that may be a charter rather than a first settlement.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

Within 25 km of Hinchinbrooke, the dated places belong mostly to the years before Confederation

No place near Hinchinbrooke is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.

British North America 1760–18663

After Confederation 1867–19130

Wars and Depression 1914–19453

Since 1946 1946 on0

6 places within 25 km have a date. Before Confederation: 3. Battle of the Châteauguay, in Très-Saint-Sacrement, is the oldest (1813).

Around the town

Within 25 km of Hinchinbrooke, 4 top designations

The mix: 2 places classified by Québec, 2 National Historic Sites and a municipal citation. All told, 6 places are within 25 km. Battle of the Châteauguay, 22 km off, is the oldest: 1813.

The 6 nearest, within 25 km

Édifice O'ConnorMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1915 · 9.2 km away, in Huntingdon

Bureau d'enregistrement de HuntingdonClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1922 · 9.3 km away, in Huntingdon

Hôtel de ville de HuntingdonClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859–1860 · 9.3 km away, in Huntingdon

Customs Immigration BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 15 km away, in Godmanchester

Droulers-TsiionhiakwathaNational Historic Site · 17 km away, in Saint-Anicet

Battle of the ChâteauguayNational Historic Site · 1813 · 22 km away, in Très-Saint-Sacrement

Just outside Hinchinbrooke: 1

Powerscourt Covered BridgeNational Historic Site · 100 m outside the town

Homes by age

Little new building in Hinchinbrooke: 1.5% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%

Hinchinbrooke built little from 2001 to 2015: 2.9% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 14% of Hinchinbrooke’s, against 23% in the typical town. 38% of Hinchinbrooke’s homes date from 1961 to 1980, well above the typical 27%.

44%

Before 1961

38%

1961–80

14%

1981–2000

2.9%

2001–15

1.5%

2016–21

HinchinbrookeTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Born here

4 people born in Hinchinbrooke before 1914

Longest lived was Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan, 90 years in all (1938). It starts with William Hales Hingston, born in 1829. Best known is William Hales Hingston, with articles in 5 Wikipedia languages. The line ends with James Walker Ross (1885).

William Hales Hingston

Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan

Walter George Brown

James Walker Ross

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William Hales Hingston1829–1907 · Mayor of Montreal, Quebec

Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan1848–1938 · Canadian newspaper publisher

Walter George Brown1875–1940 · Canadian politician

James Walker Ross1885–1941 · Canadian politician

Everyone born in Hinchinbrooke → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.

Neighbours

Hinchinbrooke and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Highest	Oldest
Hinchinbrooke	2,350	0	0	—
Huntingdon	3,001	3	2	1859
Godmanchester	1,590	0	0	—
Ormstown	4,259	0	0	—
Franklin	1,754	0	0	—

In brief

Hinchinbrooke in brief

Hinchinbrooke’s homes from before 1961 come to 44%, against 18% in the typical town. Its people of the past include William Hales Hingston (1829), Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan (1848) and Walter George Brown (1875).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
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 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.
The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
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.
Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.

Questions about Hinchinbrooke’s history

How many historic places does Hinchinbrooke have on the registers?

The registers have nothing inside Hinchinbrooke; Édifice O'Connor, in Huntingdon, is 9.2 km away.

How old are the homes in Hinchinbrooke?

Before 1961: 44% 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).