Photo: P199 · CC027 registered heritage sites stand within 50 km of Stanley
The typical town has 18% of its homes from before 1961; Stanley has 31%. Fredericton, 34 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
Near Stanley, within 50 km: 16 places of national rank
All told, 27 places are within 50 km. The nearest is Wolastoq, 31 km away in Kingsclear. Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat), 34 km off, is the oldest: 1691.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| WolastoqNational Historic Site · 31 km away, in Kingsclear |
| Old Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1826–1829 · 33 km away, in Fredericton |
| Marysville Cotton MillNational Historic Site · 1883–1886 · 33 km away, in Fredericton |
| Fredericton City HallNational Historic Site · 1875–1877 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
| Fredericton Military CompoundNational Historic Site · 1826–1883 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
| St. Anne's Chapel of EaseNational Historic Site · 1846–1848 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
| St. Paul's United ChurchNational Historic Site · 1886–1887 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
| Government of Canada BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1950–1952 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
| Old Burial GroundLocal historic place · 1787 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
| York County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1857–1859 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
| Beaverbrook Art GalleryLocal historic place · 1959 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
| Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat)National Historic Site · 1691–1693 · 34 km away, in Fredericton |
The 50 km around Stanley keep buildings from as early as 1691
The area here stretches to 50 km around Stanley: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
25 dated places within 50 km make up the record. 12 predate Confederation. The earliest is Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat) in Fredericton, begun in 1691.
The biggest share of Stanley’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 33%
From 2016 on, Stanley built 3.9% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. Half of the homes standing in Stanley today were built before 1981. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Stanley 25% of its homes, near the usual 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Stanley in brief
Stanley has 31% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: its past has one life on the record, Ernest William Sansom (1890).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- 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 Stanley’s history
How many historic places does Stanley have on the registers?
None in Stanley itself. The closest is Wolastoq in Kingsclear, 31 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Stanley?
31% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
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).