Photo: Not specified · Public domainIn a 25 km circle around Saint David: 11 places on the registers
For the highest designations, the closest town to Saint David is St. Stephen, 7.3 km off. The newest homes, 2016 to 2021, are 1.5% of the total, the typical town 4.1%.
Within 25 km of Saint David, 7 top designations
Among them are 7 National Historic Sites, 3 provincial or municipal listings and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. The registers hold 11 within 25 km. By age, St. Andrews Historic District leads, from 1784, at 24 km.
The 11 nearest, within 25 km
| St. Stephen Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1885–1888 · 6.8 km away, in St. Stephen |
| Minister's IslandNational Historic Site · 1889–1916 · 22 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| Cottage 1Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1916–1917 · 22 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| Minister's Island Pre-contact SitesNational Historic Site · 22 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| St. Andrews BlockhouseNational Historic Site · 1812–1814 · 23 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| The Algonquin ResortLocal historic place · 1889 · 23 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| Greenock ChurchNational Historic Site · 1821–1825 · 24 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| Ross Memorial MuseumLocal historic place · 1980 · 24 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| St. Andrews Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1784–2008 · 24 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| Charlotte County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1832–1837 · 24 km away, in Saint Andrews |
| Charlotte County GaolProvincial heritage place · 24 km away, in Saint Andrews |
The places within 25 km of Saint David lean to the years before Confederation
Reaching 25 km out from Saint David: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Within 25 km, building dates exist for 9 places. 4 predate Confederation. First by date comes St. Andrews Historic District in Saint Andrews, from 1784.
Saint David built the most from 1981 to 2000, 36% of today’s homes
Saint David has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 18%, where most towns have 15%. Before 1961: 16% of Saint David’s homes, near the usual 18%. Count back from today and half of Saint David’s homes are older than 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Saint David and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint David | 1,559 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint Stephen | 1,772 | 0 | 0 | — |
| St. Stephen | 4,876 | 1 | 1 | 1885 |
| Saint James | 1,085 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint David in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 16%, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: one person of its past, George Grimmer (1827).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- 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 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.
- 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. 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Saint David’s history
How many historic places does Saint David have on the registers?
Saint David has none of its own; St. Stephen Post Office, in St. Stephen, the closest at 6.8 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Saint David?
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).