Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBeyond Burton’s limits, 6 historic places within 10 km
The nearest town to Burton with a top designation is Lincoln, 12 km away. The earliest of 5 people born in Burton before 1914 is Charles Burpee.
Within 10 km of Burton: 6 places on the registers
Oldest of them is Christ Church Anglican (1856), 9.7 km off. Closest of all is Barrack Block - H21, in Oromocto, 6.1 km off. They belong to 2 towns, chiefly Oromocto and Maugerville.
The 6 nearest, within 10 km
| Barrack Block - H21Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1958–1959 · 6.1 km away, in Oromocto |
| Drill Hall - H12Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1954–1955 · 6.1 km away, in Oromocto |
| Barrack Block - H23Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1958–1959 · 6.2 km away, in Oromocto |
| Drill Hall - D15Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1954–1955 · 6.8 km away, in Oromocto |
| Junior Ranks Quarters -D23Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1958–1959 · 6.9 km away, in Oromocto |
| Christ Church AnglicanNational Historic Site · 1856–1857 · 9.7 km away, in Maugerville |
Most of what stands within 10 km of Burton dates from the years since 1946
Within 10 km of Burton but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
The oldest is Christ Church Anglican in Maugerville, from 1856. 6 dated places within 10 km make up the record. Before Confederation: one.
New homes are rare in Burton: 1.7% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Only 11% of Burton’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. More of Burton’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 38%. Burton has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 21%, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Burton’s 5 natives of the years before 1914
Fame, by Wikipedia: Isaac Burpee first, in 5 languages. The first on the line is Charles Burpee (1817). Longest lived was Charles Burpee, 92 years in all (1909). At the other end is Wesley O. Smith, from 1878.
Everyone born in Burton → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Burton and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton | 5,424 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Oromocto | 9,451 | 5 | 0 | 1954 |
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 1 | 1 | 1820 |
| Maugerville | 1,808 | 7 | 2 | 1856 |
Burton in brief
Among the lives from its past: Isaac Burpee (1825), Charles Burpee (1817) and Washington Atlee Burpee (1858). Counted by age, only 11% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
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. 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.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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 Burton’s history
How many historic places does Burton have on the registers?
None inside Burton yet. The nearest is Barrack Block - H21, 6.1 km away in Oromocto.
How old are the homes in Burton?
The 2021 Census dates 11% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
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).