Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAround Pictou County, Subdivision A, 5 historic places within 25 km
The nearest town to Pictou County, Subdivision A with a top designation is Pictou, 13 km away. The earliest of 6 people born in Pictou County, Subdivision A before 1914 is Anna Sutherland Bissell.
5 places on Canada’s registers lie 25 km or less from Pictou County, Subdivision A
They stand in 3 towns, Pictou, New Glasgow and Colchester County, Subdivision B among them. Nearest comes McCulloch House Museum, 11 km off, in Pictou. The record reaches back to 1818 with Pictou Academy, 12 km away.
The 5 nearest, within 25 km
| McCulloch House MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 11 km away, in Pictou |
| Pictou AcademyNational Historic Site · 1818–1819 · 12 km away, in Pictou |
| Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial)National Historic Site · 1904–1905 · 13 km away, in Pictou |
| Government of Canada BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1961–1962 · 18 km away, in New Glasgow |
| Sutherland Steam Mill MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 1958 · 24 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision B |
30% of Pictou County, Subdivision A’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
Over half of the homes in Pictou County, Subdivision A were already standing by 1981. From 2016 to 2021 Pictou County, Subdivision A added 3% of its homes, less than the typical town’s 4.1%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 28% of Pictou County, Subdivision A’s, about the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Natives of Pictou County, Subdivision A from 1846 to 1908
There are 6 people born here before 1914 with an article to show for it. 3 of the 6 were born in the years before Confederation. Fame, by Wikipedia: Anna Sutherland Bissell first, in 8 languages. The longest life here was Anna Sutherland Bissell’s, 88 years, ending in 1934.
Everyone born in Pictou 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.
How Pictou County, Subdivision A compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 6,500 to 6,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Sackville, Humboldt and West Broadway. The middle one has 0. 13 of them have none.
Pictou County, Subdivision A and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision A | 6,575 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pictou | 3,307 | 3 | 2 | 1818 |
| Westville | 3,731 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | 6,482 | 0 | 0 | — |
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trenton | 2,499 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stellarton | 4,251 | 1 | 1 | — |
Pictou County, Subdivision A in brief
Of the homes standing in Pictou County, Subdivision A, 30% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Of its people of the past, the best known are Anna Sutherland Bissell (1846), Thomas Tweedie (1871) and Frank H. Sobey (1902). Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Pictou County, Subdivision A’s history
How many historic places does Pictou County, Subdivision A have on the registers?
Inside Pictou County, Subdivision A, none so far; McCulloch House Museum, 11 km away in Pictou, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Pictou County, Subdivision A?
The 2021 Census dates 30% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Why might a heritage building in Pictou County, Subdivision A be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 2 further listings in Pictou 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).