Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain24 registered heritage sites stand within 50 km of Elgin
The closest top-tier heritage to Elgin is in Moncton, 38 km away. Before 1961: 29% of the homes, where most towns have 18%.
3 places of the highest rank within 50 km of Elgin
24 places lie within 50 km. The nearest is Albert Mines Site, 31 km away in Hillsborough. By age, Free Meeting House leads, from 1821, at 38 km.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Albert Mines SiteProvincial heritage place · 31 km away, in Hillsborough |
| Former Intercolonial Railway Station, Sussex, New BrunswickHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1915 · 35 km away, in Sussex |
| New Brunswick Railway MuseumLocal historic place · 36 km away, in Hillsborough |
| Federal Building, Dominion Public BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1937 · 37 km away, in Moncton |
| Victoria Park, New BrunswickLocal historic place · 37 km away, in Moncton |
| Capitol TheatreLocal historic place · 1922 · 37 km away, in Moncton |
| Magnetic HillLocal historic place · 37 km away, in Moncton |
| Cathedral of Our Lady of the AssumptionLocal historic place · 1940 · 37 km away, in Moncton |
| Saint George's Anglican ChurchLocal historic place · 1935 · 38 km away, in Moncton |
| Bell Aliant TowerLocal historic place · 1971 · 38 km away, in Moncton |
| Bank of Montreal BuildingLocal historic place · 1876 · 38 km away, in Moncton |
| Aberdeen Cultural CentreLocal historic place · 1986 · 38 km away, in Moncton |
Within 50 km of Elgin, the decades after Confederation left the most
Reaching 50 km out from Elgin: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
The earliest is Free Meeting House in Moncton, begun in 1821. Within 50 km, building dates exist for 19 places. 4 predate Confederation.
A growing town: 5.2% of Elgin’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Elgin’s homes are older than 1981. 29% of Elgin’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Elgin 25% of its homes, near the usual 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Elgin and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | 1,255 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Petitcodiac | 1,610 | 0 | 0 | — |
Elgin in brief
In Elgin, 29% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: its past has one life on the record, Harry N. Jonah (1896).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
Questions about Elgin’s history
How many historic places does Elgin have on the registers?
Not inside Elgin. The closest is Albert Mines Site in Hillsborough, 31 km away.
How old are the homes in Elgin?
The 2021 Census dates 29% 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).