TopNational Historic Site · 1854–1870St. Peters CanalHighway 4Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
St. Peters Canal · Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 3.03historic places on the registers
History of Richmond County, Subdivision A · Canada’s heritage registers
3 historic places in Richmond County, Subdivision A, one of them a top designation
Designations here include a Recognized Federal Heritage Building and a provincial or municipal listing. Scaled to its population Richmond County, Subdivision A’s record is long: 7 per 10,000 residents, more than 96% of Canadian towns. Of the dated places, St. Peters Canal is the oldest, from 1854. Outside the boundary but close by, there is one more.
Historic places
3
7 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1854
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
24%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Richmond County, Subdivision A’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsOther federal designationsProvincial and local listings
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The 3, by tier
1 Highest designations1 Other federal designations1 Provincial and local listings
Most entries are federal, from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations; local listings outside Québec are known only through Wikidata items with an article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Richmond County, Subdivision A with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Other federal designations
One more federal designation in Richmond County, Subdivision A
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1876–1877Lockmaster's House
Provincial and local listings
On a provincial or local list in Richmond County, Subdivision A: one place
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
Special placePort Toulouse
Just outside
Just outside Richmond County, Subdivision A
Places the registers give to the town from within 5 km of its edge, nearest first.
Just outside Richmond County, Subdivision A: 1
| Chapel IslandNational Historic Site · 1.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Old houses stand out in Richmond County, Subdivision A: 24% predate 1961, where most towns have 18%
More of Richmond County, Subdivision A’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 30%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 4% of Richmond County, Subdivision A’s, about the typical 4.1%. Half of the homes standing in Richmond County, Subdivision A today were built before 1981.
24%
Before 1961
30%
1961–80
27%
1981–2000
16%
2001–15
4%
2016–21
Richmond 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
Richmond County, Subdivision A’s 4 natives of the years before 1914
Longest lived was George William Kyte, 76 years in all (1940). The widest known is George William Kyte: 3 Wikipedia editions. Tom McCarthy closes the list, born in 1893. Felix Landry comes first, born in 1864.
Felix Landry
George William Kyte
Michael Edward Morrison
Tom McCarthy
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George William Kyte1864–1940 · Canadian politician
Tom McCarthy1893–1959 · Canadian ice hockey player (b.1893)
FL
Felix Landry1864–1923 · Canadian politician from Nova Scotia
MM
Michael Edward Morrison1885– · Canadian dentist and politician from Nova Scotia (1885–unknown)
Everyone born in Richmond 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
Richmond County, Subdivision A has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,300 to 4,300 residents, by places on the registers.
Richmond County, Subdivision A3
Only Oka and Downtown have more. Their median is 0. 10 of them have none.
Neighbours
Richmond County, Subdivision A and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | 4,305 | 3 | 1 | 1854 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 3,444 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B | 1,853 | 1 | 1 | 1650 |
In brief
Richmond County, Subdivision A in brief
In Richmond County, Subdivision A, 24% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The lists come to 3 historic places, one with the highest designation, including St. Peters Canal. Of the 16 towns closest in size, just 2 have more historic places. Its people of the past include George William Kyte (1864), Tom McCarthy (1893) and Felix Landry (1864). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: the designations ran from 1929 to 1989.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- 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.
Questions about Richmond County, Subdivision A’s history
Which places in Richmond County, Subdivision A have the highest designation?
It is St. Peters Canal.
What is the oldest building in Richmond County, Subdivision A?
By its record, St. Peters Canal, from 1854 (National Historic Site).
How old are the homes in Richmond County, Subdivision A?
Before 1961: 24% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Richmond County, Subdivision A be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. 4 more listings in Richmond County, Subdivision A are known through Wikidata alone, so they are counted, not paged.
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).