Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Beyond Perth’s limits, 6 historic places within 50 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 48 km from Perth, in Wakefield. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 4.3% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
Perth’s area holds one top-tier place within 50 km
The oldest, Hartland Covered Bridge, dates from 1901, 46 km away. Count to 50 km and there are 6. Nearest comes “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Aroostook, New Brunswick”, 12 km off, in Tobique 20.
The 6 nearest, within 50 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Aroostook, New BrunswickHeritage Railway Station · 1906–1907 · 12 km away, in Tobique 20 |
| Diggity SiteProvincial heritage place · 21 km away, in Kent |
| Florenceville BridgeLocal historic place · 29 km away, in Florenceville-Bristol |
| Government of Canada BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1958–1960 · 39 km away, in Grand Falls / Grand-Sault |
| Grand Falls Former National Transcontinental Railway StationHeritage Railway Station of Canada · 41 km away, in Grand Falls / Grand-Sault |
| Hartland Covered BridgeNational Historic Site · 1901–1902 · 46 km away, in Wakefield |
25% of Perth’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
More than half of Perth’s housing predates 1981. Perth’s largest group of homes, 35%, went up from 1981 to 2000. Only 11% of Perth’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Perth and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 1,113 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Perth-Andover | 1,609 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tobique 20 | 1,042 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kent | 2,028 | 1 | 0 | — |
Perth in brief
The 2021 Census dates 25% of Perth’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
Questions about Perth’s history
How many historic places does Perth have on the registers?
Not inside Perth. The closest is Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Aroostook, New Brunswick in Tobique 20, 12 km away.
How old are the homes in Perth?
25% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).