Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 3.07 heritage places lie within 50 km of Stewiacke
Heritage of the first rank begins 25 km from Stewiacke, in Truro. 6 people on record were born in Stewiacke before 1914, David Archibald Harvey the earliest.
The heritage closest to Stewiacke: Lawrence House, at 24 km
Its 2 places of national rank start with Truro Post Office, at 26 km. The record reaches back to 1810 with Uniacke Estate Museum Park, 46 km away. They are spread over 5 towns, including Enfield, Truro and Colchester County, Subdivision B.
The 7 nearest, within 50 km
| Lawrence HouseProvincially Registered Property · 1870 · 24 km away, in Enfield |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1874–1875 · 26 km away, in Truro |
| Truro Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1883–1887 · 26 km away, in Truro |
| Debert Palaeo-Indian SiteNational Historic Site · 1963 · 32 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision B |
| Elizabeth Bishop HouseMunicipally Registered Property · 36 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision A |
| Uniacke Estate Museum ParkProvincially Registered Property · 1810 · 46 km away, in Enfield |
| Fultz HouseMunicipally Registered Property · 1865 · 49 km away, in Lower Sackville |
Around Stewiacke, within 50 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1810
Out to 50 km from Stewiacke, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Dated places within 50 km: 6. 2 go back before 1867. The earliest is Uniacke Estate Museum Park in Enfield, begun in 1810.
Stewiacke is still building: 11% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Stewiacke’s homes are older than 2001. Stewiacke’s largest group of homes, 26%, went up from 1961 to 1980. 22% of Stewiacke’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
6 Stewiacke births on record from before 1914
Fame, by Wikipedia: Raymond Clare Archibald first, in 10 languages. David Archibald Harvey comes first, born in 1845. The most recent birth is George Isaac Smith’s, in 1909. Most of them, 3 of 6, came into the world in the years before Confederation.
Everyone born in Stewiacke → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Stewiacke and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewiacke | 1,786 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Indian Brook 14 | 1,225 | 0 | 0 | — |
Stewiacke in brief
Counted by age, 22% of Stewiacke’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Raymond Clare Archibald (1875), David Archibald Harvey (1845) and George Isaac Smith (1909) lead its people of the past.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Stewiacke’s history
How many historic places does Stewiacke have on the registers?
None within Stewiacke itself; the nearest is 24 km off: Lawrence House, in Enfield.
How old are the homes in Stewiacke?
22% predate 1961, where 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).