Beaubassin · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Cumberland County, Subdivision C keeps a building from 1671: Beaubassin
All told the heritage lists hold 5 historic places within Cumberland County, Subdivision C, and 3 sit in the top tier. Per resident it outdoes 97% of Canadian towns, with 8.3 for every 10,000 people. The list takes in a heritage lighthouse and a provincial or municipal listing. There are also 7 listings on provincial or municipal registers with no open description, so no pages.
See all 3 of Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s places with the highest designations
All of Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s designated places are pictured. Begin with Beaubassin, then Fort Lawrence. They come from 4 photographers.
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 old face of Cumberland County, Subdivision C
A single old picture: the oldest view of one of its historic places. Open it full screen with a tap.
1755Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
For Cumberland County, Subdivision C, most dated places belong to the years of New France
Each place by the first construction date on its record.
Before 1867: 3 of the 5 with a date.
Where Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
3 places in Cumberland County, Subdivision C with the highest designation
Their designations span 1923 to 2005. National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Beaubassin is the earliest, from 1671; the latest dates from 1775. Each one opens its own page.
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TopOne other place Canada recognizes in Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
FedOne more place Cumberland County, Subdivision C or its province protects
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalCumberland County, Subdivision C built the most from 1981 to 2000, 34% of today’s homes
Homes from before 1961 are 21% of Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s housing, about the typical 18%. From 2016 to 2021 Cumberland County, Subdivision C added 4% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. Count back from today and half of Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s homes are older than 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Cumberland County, Subdivision C has the most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,000 to 6,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Their median is 0. For 11, the registers list nothing.
Cumberland County, Subdivision C and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 5 | 3 | 1671 |
| Amherst | 10,072 | 4 | 0 | 1895 |
| Westmorland | 1,060 | 6 | 4 | 1676 |
Cumberland County, Subdivision C in brief
Counted by age, 21% of Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The lists come to 5 historic places, 3 with the highest designation, including Beaubassin. Of the 16 towns closest in size, it has the most historic places. Beyond that, its past has lives on the record such as Hance James Logan (1869) and Gordon Purdy (1888); and its places were designated between 1923 and 2015.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
Questions about Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s history
What is the oldest building in Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
Beaubassin (National Historic Site): the first construction date on its record is 1671.
Which places in Cumberland County, Subdivision C have the highest designation?
These: Beaubassin, Fort Lawrence and Chapman House.
Why might a heritage building in Cumberland County, Subdivision C be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 7 more listings in Cumberland County, Subdivision C, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article they get no page.
How old are the homes in Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
Before 1961: 21% 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).