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History of Cumberland County, Subdivision A · Canada’s heritage registers
Before 1961: 56% of the homes in Cumberland County, Subdivision A
Most towns have 18%, so Cumberland County, Subdivision A has 3.2 times as much. Federal, provincial and local lists together give 1 historic place here. Per resident that is more than in 90% of Canadian towns: 2.9 for every 10,000 people. Just beyond the boundary, the registers place one more.
Historic places
1
2.9 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Homes built before 1961
56%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
A look at historic Cumberland County, Subdivision A
The photo shows St. George's Anglican Church, the one place on Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s registers.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Provincial and local listings
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
The 1, by tier
1 Provincial and local listings
Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists the places the Government of Canada has recognized; outside Québec, provincial and municipal listings come only through Wikidata, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Provincial and local listings
One more place Cumberland County, Subdivision A or its province protects
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
The age of the area
Within 50 km of Cumberland County, Subdivision A, the decades after Confederation left the most
Places as far as 50 km from Cumberland County, Subdivision A, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
New France before 17605
British North America 1760–18663
After Confederation 1867–191310
Wars and Depression 1914–19458
Since 1946 1946 on0
26 places within 50 km have a date. 8 are older than 1867. The oldest is Beaubassin in Cumberland County, Subdivision C, from 1671.
Around the town
The highest designation, 13 times, within 50 km of Cumberland County, Subdivision A
The oldest, Beaubassin, dates from 1671, 47 km away. 26 places lie within 50 km. Sir Frederick Borden Residence in Kings County, Subdivision B is the nearest, 31 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Sir Frederick Borden ResidenceNational Historic Site · 1864–1903 · 31 km away, in Kings County, Subdivision B |
| Charles Macdonald Concrete House MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 1910 · 36 km away, in Kings County, Subdivision B |
| Springhill Coal MiningNational Historic Site · 1873–1874 · 36 km away, in Springhill |
| Acacia Grove / Prescott HouseNational Historic Site · 1799–1810 · 37 km away, in Kings County, Subdivision B |
| Commemorative ChurchClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1922–1923 · 38 km away, in Kings County, Subdivision D |
| Grand-PréNational Historic Site · 1922–1924 · 38 km away, in Kings County, Subdivision D |
| Grand-Pré Rural Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1680–1756 · 38 km away, in Kings County, Subdivision D |
| Building 16Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1892–1893 · 38 km away, in Springhill |
| Nappan Experimental Farm, Cereal Forage Building #29Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 38 km away, in Springhill |
| Wolfville Canadian Pacific, Wolfville, Nova ScotiaHeritage Railway Station · 1912–1913 · 39 km away, in Wolfville |
| Covenanters' ChurchNational Historic Site · 1804–1812 · 39 km away, in Kings County, Subdivision D |
| Ladies' SeminaryNational Historic Site · 1878–1879 · 39 km away, in Wolfville |
Just outside Cumberland County, Subdivision A: 1
| Joggins Fossil CliffsIUGS Geological Heritage Site · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Cumberland County, Subdivision A: 2.2% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Few of Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 6.6%, the norm 15%. Cumberland County, Subdivision A built little from 1981 to 2000: 16% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 19% of Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s, against 27% in the typical town.
56%
Before 1961
19%
1961–80
16%
1981–2000
6.6%
2001–15
2.2%
2016–21
Cumberland County, Subdivision ATypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
Before 1914, Cumberland County, Subdivision A gave 9 lives to the record
Allison T. Smith closes the list, born in 1902. Longest lived was Kenneth Judson Cochrane, 86 years in all (1982). Best known is Appleton Adams Mason, with articles in 4 Wikipedia languages. The earliest is James W. Kirkpatrick, born in 1863.
James W. Kirkpatrick
Appleton Adams Mason
Fred S. Cameron
John Chipman Kerr
Kenneth Judson Cochrane
Walter Harris Callow
Stan Jackson
Frank Corbett Welch
Allison T. Smith
18501875190019251950
Appleton Adams Mason1880–1938 · American football player and coach, basketball coach, physical educat…
Fred S. Cameron1886–1953 · Canadian athletics competitor
John Chipman Kerr1887–1963 · Recipient of the Victoria Cross
SJ
Stan Jackson1898–1955 · Canadian ice hockey player
KC
Kenneth Judson Cochrane1896–1982 · Canadian politician
Walter Harris Callow1896–1958 · Disabled veterans' advocate and inventor
FW
Frank Corbett Welch1900–1986 · Canadian politician
JK
James W. Kirkpatrick1863–1928 · Canadian politician from Nova Scotia
Everyone born in Cumberland County, Subdivision A → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Towns its size
Cumberland County, Subdivision A has the 4th most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,400 to 3,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Cumberland County, Subdivision A1
Only Portneuf, Richmond and Merrickville have more. Their median is 0. 11 of them have none.
In brief
Cumberland County, Subdivision A in brief
Older stock first: 56% of homes in Cumberland County, Subdivision A were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. There are 1 historic place in all. Of the 16 towns closest in size, just 3 have more historic places. Its people of the past include Appleton Adams Mason (1880), Fred S. Cameron (1886) and John Chipman Kerr (1887).
How to read these numbers
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 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. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
Questions about Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s history
How old are the homes in Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Before 1961: 56% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
How many historic places does Cumberland County, Subdivision A have on the registers?
Inside Cumberland County, Subdivision A: 1 historic place.
Why might a heritage building in Cumberland County, Subdivision A be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 14 further listings in Cumberland County, Subdivision A show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).