Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain10 heritage places lie within 50 km of Pictou County, Subdivision C
From Pictou County, Subdivision C, look 7.9 km away, to Stellarton, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Of the 6 people born in Pictou County, Subdivision C before 1914, John McDougald came first.
The registers find 10 places within 50 km of Pictou County, Subdivision C
The oldest, Pictou Academy, dates from 1818, 16 km away. Government of Canada Building in New Glasgow is the nearest, 6.4 km away. Of the 3 of the highest rank, the nearest is Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial), 15 km away.
The 10 nearest, within 50 km
| Government of Canada BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1961–1962 · 6.4 km away, in New Glasgow |
| Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial)National Historic Site · 1904–1905 · 15 km away, in Pictou |
| Pictou AcademyNational Historic Site · 1818–1819 · 16 km away, in Pictou |
| McCulloch House MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 16 km away, in Pictou |
| Wood Islands LighthouseDesignated heritage place · 1876 · 44 km away, in Belfast |
| St Ninian's CathedralProvincially Registered Property · 1867 · 45 km away, in Antigonish |
| Antigonish County Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1855–1856 · 45 km away, in Antigonish |
| Cape Bear LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1881 · 48 km away, in Murray River, Part 1 |
| Sutherland Steam Mill MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 1958 · 48 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision B |
| Balmoral Grist Mill MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 1874 · 49 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision B |
Within 50 km of Pictou County, Subdivision C, the decades after Confederation left the most
The area here stretches to 50 km around Pictou County, Subdivision C: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
9 places within 50 km have a date. Before Confederation: 2. Pictou Academy, in Pictou, goes back furthest, to 1818.
Pictou County, Subdivision C keeps more old homes than most towns: 27% from before 1961, against 18%
The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 29% of Pictou County, Subdivision C’s homes. From 2016 to 2021 Pictou County, Subdivision C added 3.9% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. Over half of the homes in Pictou County, Subdivision C were already standing by 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
People of Pictou County, Subdivision C’s past, one of them designated by Canada
The longest life was John Hubert Craigie’s: 102 years, to 1989. Counting only births before 1914, there are 6. Thomas MacQueen closes the list, born in 1910. It starts with John McDougald, born in 1848.
Everyone born in Pictou County, Subdivision C → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
How Pictou County, Subdivision C compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,800 to 8,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Saint-Jean-Baptiste has more. Their median is 0. 15 of them have none.
Pictou County, Subdivision C and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | 8,847 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trenton | 2,499 | 0 | 0 | — |
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stellarton | 4,251 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Westville | 3,731 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | 6,482 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pictou | 3,307 | 3 | 2 | 1818 |
Pictou County, Subdivision C in brief
Before 1961: 27% of Pictou County, Subdivision C’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Its people of the past include Margaret C. MacDonald (1873), John McDougald (1848) and John Hubert Craigie (1887). For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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.
- 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. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Pictou County, Subdivision C’s history
How many historic places does Pictou County, Subdivision C have on the registers?
None within Pictou County, Subdivision C itself; the nearest is 6.4 km off: Government of Canada Building, in New Glasgow.
How old are the homes in Pictou County, Subdivision C?
The 2021 Census dates 27% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).