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Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American) · Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Rothesay’s entry is Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American) (1858), a national historic site. Relative to its size Rothesay has 0.8 per 10,000 residents, more than 77% of Canadian towns.
Rothesay Railway Station, the earliest station on record, opened in 1860. August 4, 1860 is the date of Rothesay’s municipality in Wikidata, and like many such dates it may record a charter, not the first homes.
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
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Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Among them are 15 National Historic Sites, 6 provincial or municipal listings and 4 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. 26 places lie within 25 km. The oldest, Fort La Tour, dates from 1631, 15 km away.
| St. Luke's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1833–1834 · 6.2 km away, in Quispamsis |
| Trinity Church and RectoryNational Historic Site · 1787–1790 · 13 km away, in Kingston |
| Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionLocal historic place · 1865 · 13 km away, in Saint John |
| St. John's Anglican Church / Stone ChurchNational Historic Site · 1823–1827 · 14 km away, in Saint John |
| Saint John County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1826–1830 · 14 km away, in Saint John |
| Number 2 Mechanics' Volunteer Company Engine HouseNational Historic Site · 1840–1842 · 14 km away, in Saint John |
| Loyalist HouseNational Historic Site · 1810–1818 · 14 km away, in Saint John |
| Saint John City MarketNational Historic Site · 1874–1877 · 14 km away, in Saint John |
| Imperial / Bi-Capitol TheatreNational Historic Site · 1912–1924 · 14 km away, in Saint John |
| Admiral Beatty HotelLocal historic place · 14 km away, in Saint John |
| Trinity Anglican ChurchLocal historic place · 1880 · 14 km away, in Saint John |
| Saint John Masonic TempleLocal historic place · 1881 · 14 km away, in Saint John |
Like the typical town (18%), Rothesay has 16% of its homes from before 1961. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 32% of Rothesay’s, against 23% in the typical town. From 2016 on, Rothesay built 4.8% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns of 12,500 to 12,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Carignan and Kings County, Subdivision B. The middle one has 0. For 12, the registers list nothing.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 1 | 1 | 1858 |
| Quispamsis | 20,240 | 1 | 1 | 1833 |
| Kingston | 3,577 | 1 | 1 | 1787 |
| Saint John | 79,371 | 24 | 14 | 1631 |
| Simonds | 4,263 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hampton | 3,268 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westfield | 2,245 | 2 | 1 | 1659 |
All told, Rothesay has 1 historic place, one with the highest designation; Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American) heads the list. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more historic places. The census dates only 16% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, Charles Carter Drury (1846) is its person of the past on the record; and its one place was designated in 1976.
It is Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American).
Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American) (National Historic Site): the first construction date on its record is 1858.
Before 1961: 16% 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).
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