Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRichmond County, Subdivision B keeps a building from 1650: St. Peters
More of Richmond County, Subdivision B’s homes are old than in most towns: 34% before 1961, against 18%. Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank.
Landmarks of Richmond County, Subdivision B
Richmond County, Subdivision B’s one designated place, St. Peters, is pictured here.
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.
Where Richmond County, Subdivision B’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Names show on hover, and a tap takes you to the place’s page.
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.
Richmond County, Subdivision B’s top designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Top2 places of national importance within 25 km of Richmond County, Subdivision B
Count to 25 km and there are 4. The mix: 2 National Historic Sites, a provincial or municipal listing and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. By age, St. Peters Canal leads, from 1854, at 10 km.
The 4 nearest, within 25 km
| Chapel IslandNational Historic Site · 9.9 km away, in Richmond County, Subdivision A |
| Port ToulouseSpecial place · 10 km away, in Richmond County, Subdivision A |
| St. Peters CanalNational Historic Site · 1854–1870 · 10 km away, in Richmond County, Subdivision A |
| Lockmaster's HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1876–1877 · 10 km away, in Richmond County, Subdivision A |
New homes stand out in Richmond County, Subdivision B: 6.5% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Richmond County, Subdivision B today were built before 1981. 23% of Richmond County, Subdivision B’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 23% of Richmond County, Subdivision B’s, about the typical 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
From 1843 to 1877: lives that began in Richmond County, Subdivision B
At 76, Alexander McCuish outlived the rest, dying in 1919. Before 1914, 5 births here made the record. Best known is John Lemuel Bethune, with articles in 3 Wikipedia languages. The decades after Confederation gave 3 of the 5.
Everyone born in Richmond County, Subdivision B → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Richmond County, Subdivision B and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision B | 1,853 | 1 | 1 | 1650 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | 4,305 | 3 | 1 | 1854 |
Richmond County, Subdivision B in brief
Richmond County, Subdivision B’s homes from before 1961 come to 34%, against 18% in the typical town. Together that makes 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, led by St. Peters. Of its people of the past, the best known are John Lemuel Bethune (1850), Duncan Finlayson (1867) and Donald Maclean (1877). The rest is about typical: its designation dates from 1929.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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. Where a federal place sits on the map is Wikidata’s placing; the directory itself has no coordinates.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Richmond County, Subdivision B’s history
What is the oldest building in Richmond County, Subdivision B?
St. Peters — its record dates it to 1650 (National Historic Site).
How old are the homes in Richmond County, Subdivision B?
The 2021 Census dates 34% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Which places in Richmond County, Subdivision B have the highest designation?
Just one: St. Peters.
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).