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History of Nackawic · Canada’s heritage registers

Heritage within reach of Nackawic: 25 places, 50 km or closer

The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 8.2%. Look 30 km away, to Kingsclear, for the nearest place of the highest designation.

Historic places within 50 km

15 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

19 km

Mehtawtik (Meductic) Village

Homes built before 1961

8.2%

typical town: 18%

Around the town

15 places of national importance within 50 km of Nackawic

All told, 25 places are within 50 km. The nearest is Mehtawtik (Meductic) Village, 19 km away in Southampton. By age, Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat) leads, from 1691, at 48 km.

The 12 nearest, within 50 km

Mehtawtik (Meductic) VillageNational Historic Site · 19 km away, in Southampton

Kings Landing Historical SettlementProvincial heritage place · 24 km away, in Prince William

Government of Canada BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1955–1956 · 31 km away, in Woodstock

L. P. Fisher Public LibraryLocal historic place · 1914 · 31 km away, in Woodstock

ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1904–1906 · 31 km away, in Woodstock

Connell HouseNational Historic Site · 1839–1841 · 31 km away, in Woodstock

Old Carleton County Court HouseProvincial heritage place · 1833 · 33 km away, in Woodstock

WolastoqNational Historic Site · 38 km away, in Kingsclear

Hartland Covered BridgeNational Historic Site · 1901–1902 · 41 km away, in Wakefield

McAdam Railway Station (Canadian Pacific)National Historic Site · 1900–1901 · 45 km away, in McAdam

Old Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1826–1829 · 46 km away, in Fredericton

St. Anne's Chapel of EaseNational Historic Site · 1846–1848 · 46 km away, in Fredericton

How it began

Back to 1784: Nackawic’s first record

On the open record, Nackawic as a municipality goes back to 1784, though that may be a charter rather than a first settlement. On paper, Nackawic became a town in 1976.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “Nackawic”, revision 1376803918 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.

The age of the area

Near Nackawic (50 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the years before Confederation

No place near Nackawic is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.

New France before 17601

British North America 1760–186610

After Confederation 1867–19136

Wars and Depression 1914–19452

Since 1946 1946 on3

Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat), in Fredericton, goes back furthest, to 1691. Within 50 km, building dates exist for 22 places. Before Confederation: 11.

Homes by age

The biggest share of Nackawic’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 74%

New building in Nackawic runs at the usual pace: 3.5% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. Few of Nackawic’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 8.2%, the norm 23%. Nackawic built little from 2001 to 2015: 8.2% of its homes, where most towns have 15%.

8.2%

Before 1961

74%

1961–80

8.2%

1981–2000

8.2%

2001–15

3.5%

2016–21

NackawicTypical town

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

Neighbours

Nackawic and its neighbours

Town	People	Oldest
Nackawic	1,019	—
Southampton	1,616	—
Queensbury	1,421	—

In brief

Nackawic in brief

Before 1961: just 8.2% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town.

How to read these numbers

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.
The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
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.
The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
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. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.

Questions about Nackawic’s history

How many historic places does Nackawic have on the registers?

Nackawic has none of its own; Mehtawtik (Meductic) Village, in Southampton, the closest at 19 km, holds the highest designation.

How old are the homes in Nackawic?

8.2% predate 1961, where 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).