Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHeritage within reach of Simonds: 25 places, 25 km or closer
Its housing is mostly newer: 8.5% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Rothesay, 14 km from here.
Within 25 km of Simonds, 15 top designations
Count to 25 km and there are 25. Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American) in Rothesay is the nearest, 15 km away. They are 15 National Historic Sites, 6 provincial or municipal listings and 4 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American)National Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 15 km away, in Rothesay |
| St. Luke's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1833–1834 · 18 km away, in Quispamsis |
| Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionLocal historic place · 1865 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| Number 2 Mechanics' Volunteer Company Engine HouseNational Historic Site · 1840–1842 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| Saint John County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1826–1830 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| Barrack Green ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1911–1913 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| Caverhill HallLocal historic place · 1884 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| Imperial / Bi-Capitol TheatreNational Historic Site · 1912–1924 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| Admiral Beatty HotelLocal historic place · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| Saint John City MarketNational Historic Site · 1874–1877 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| Trinity Anglican ChurchLocal historic place · 1880 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
| St. John's Anglican Church / Stone ChurchNational Historic Site · 1823–1827 · 18 km away, in Saint John |
Within 25 km of Simonds, the years before Confederation left the most
The area here stretches to 25 km around Simonds: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The earliest is Fort La Tour in Saint John, begun in 1631. 24 places within 25 km have a date. 12 are older than 1867.
Little new building in Simonds: 2.5% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
More of Simonds’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 38%. Over half of the homes in Simonds were already standing by 2001. In Simonds, 33% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Simonds compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,200 to 4,300 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Victoria County, Subdivision B, East Angus, Downtown and Stellarton. Their median is 0. For 12, the registers list nothing.
Simonds and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simonds | 4,263 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 1 | 1 | 1858 |
| Saint Martins | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Quispamsis | 20,240 | 1 | 1 | 1833 |
| Saint John | 79,371 | 24 | 14 | 1631 |
| Hampton | 3,268 | 0 | 0 | — |
Simonds in brief
Few of its homes are old, 8.5% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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.
- 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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 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.
Questions about Simonds’s history
How many historic places does Simonds have on the registers?
Nothing inside Simonds; Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American) in Rothesay, 15 km away, is the nearest and of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Simonds?
Before 1961: 8.5% 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).