Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAround Springfield, 6 historic places within 50 km
The closest top-tier heritage to Springfield is in Kingston, 28 km away. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 6.9% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.
4 places of national importance within 50 km of Springfield
They are spread over 5 towns, including Westfield, Sussex and Kingston. Closest of all is “Former Intercolonial Railway Station, Sussex, New Brunswick”, in Sussex, 24 km off. The radius of 50 km holds 6.
The 6 nearest, within 50 km
| Former Intercolonial Railway Station, Sussex, New BrunswickHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1915 · 24 km away, in Sussex |
| Trinity Church and RectoryNational Historic Site · 1787–1790 · 25 km away, in Kingston |
| St. Luke's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1833–1834 · 31 km away, in Quispamsis |
| Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American)National Historic Site · 1858–1861 · 37 km away, in Rothesay |
| Fort NerepisNational Historic Site · 1659–1660 · 49 km away, in Westfield |
| Sand Point LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1898 · 49 km away, in Westfield |
Within 50 km of Springfield, the oldest record dates from 1659
Out to 50 km from Springfield, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
The earliest is Fort Nerepis in Westfield, begun in 1659. The chart rests on 6 dated places within 50 km. 4 predate Confederation.
A town of older homes: 25% of Springfield’s were built before 1961 (18% is typical)
Count back from today and half of Springfield’s homes are older than 1981. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 25% of Springfield’s, about the typical 27%. 25% of Springfield’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, close to the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Springfield and its neighbours
Springfield in brief
Of the homes standing in Springfield, 25% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: one person of its past, Shirley Jackson Case (1872).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Springfield’s history
How many historic places does Springfield have on the registers?
Inside Springfield, none so far; Former Intercolonial Railway Station, Sussex, New Brunswick, 24 km away in Sussex, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Springfield?
Before 1961: 25% 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).