Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain21 heritage places lie within 50 km of Salisbury
The nearest town to Salisbury with a top designation is Moncton, 30 km away. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 1.5% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
21 designated places lie within 50 km of Salisbury
Free Meeting House, 32 km away, leads 2 places with the top designation. The record reaches back to 1821 with Free Meeting House, 32 km away. At 26 km, Magnetic Hill in Moncton is the closest.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Magnetic HillLocal historic place · 26 km away, in Moncton |
| Victoria Park, New BrunswickLocal historic place · 31 km away, in Moncton |
| Federal Building, Dominion Public BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1937 · 31 km away, in Moncton |
| Gulf Fisheries CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1948–1949 · 31 km away, in Moncton |
| Cathedral of Our Lady of the AssumptionLocal historic place · 1940 · 31 km away, in Moncton |
| Capitol TheatreLocal historic place · 1922 · 31 km away, in Moncton |
| Saint George's Anglican ChurchLocal historic place · 1935 · 31 km away, in Moncton |
| Aberdeen Cultural CentreLocal historic place · 1986 · 32 km away, in Moncton |
| Bell Aliant TowerLocal historic place · 1971 · 32 km away, in Moncton |
| Léopold-Taillon BuildingLocal historic place · 1948 · 32 km away, in Moncton |
| Bank of Montreal BuildingLocal historic place · 1876 · 32 km away, in Moncton |
| Moncton MuseumLocal historic place · 1973 · 32 km away, in Moncton |
Within 50 km of Salisbury, the record goes back to 1821
No place near Salisbury is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
Oldest of all: Free Meeting House, Moncton, 1821. Within 50 km, 16 records give a date. Before Confederation: 3.
Most of Salisbury’s homes went up from 1961 to 1980: 36%
30% of Salisbury’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. Homes from before 1961 are 17% of Salisbury’s housing, about the typical 18%. Over half of the homes in Salisbury were already standing by 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Salisbury compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,800 to 3,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: East Hawkesbury, Georgian Bay and Maniwaki. Their median is 0. 13 of them have none.
Salisbury and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | 3,806 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Petitcodiac | 1,610 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Salisbury | 2,585 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Havelock | 1,105 | 0 | 0 | — |
Salisbury in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 17% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Salisbury’s history
How many historic places does Salisbury have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Salisbury; Magnetic Hill, in Moncton, is 26 km away.
How old are the homes in Salisbury?
17% 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).