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History of Dudswell · Canada’s heritage registers

In Dudswell, 43% of homes go back before 1961

Most towns have 18%, so Dudswell has 2.5 times as much. Within 25 km of Dudswell there are 11 designated places; Maison Laplante, at 13 km, is the closest. For the highest designations, the closest town is Westbury, 15 km off.

Historic places within 25 km

2 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

13 km

Maison Laplante

Homes built before 1961

43%

typical town: 18%

Born here before 1914

the earliest in 1878

How it began

Dudswell’s milestones, starting in 1995

A reorganization in 1995 folded in Bishopton, Dudswell and Marbleton. October 11, 1995 is the date of Dudswell’s municipality in Wikidata, and like many such dates it may record a charter, not the first homes.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

Within 25 km of Dudswell, the decades after Confederation left the most

Reaching 25 km out from Dudswell: the historic places by their first construction date on record.

British North America 1760–18660

After Confederation 1867–19137

Wars and Depression 1914–19453

Since 1946 1946 on0

Within 25 km, 10 records give a date. The earliest is Maison Laplante in Weedon, begun in 1880.

Around the town

Nearest to Dudswell: Maison Laplante, 13 km away

They are spread over 4 towns, including East Angus, Weedon and Westbury. Of 2 top designations nearby, Pont McVetty-McKenzie is the closest, at 14 km. Count to 25 km and there are 11.

The 11 nearest, within 25 km

Maison LaplanteMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1880 · 13 km away, in Weedon

Pont McVetty-McKenzieClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1893 · 14 km away, in Weedon

Site du patrimoine du Pont-Couvert-McVetty-McKerryCited heritage site (Québec) · 1893 · 14 km away, in Weedon

Croix de chemin du Bassin-SudClassified heritage building (Québec) · 14 km away, in Westbury

Bureau de poste d’East AngusMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1914–1915 · 15 km away, in East Angus

Église Christ Church d’East AngusMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1886 · 15 km away, in East Angus

Presbytère de Saint-Louis-de-FranceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1907 · 15 km away, in East Angus

Church of St Louis of FranceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921–1923 · 15 km away, in East Angus

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, East Angus, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1915 · 15 km away, in East Angus

Église Emmanuel United ChurchMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1899 · 16 km away, in East Angus

Presbytère de Saint-Georges-de-WindsorMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1926 · 24 km away, in Saint-Georges-de-Windsor

Homes by age

43% of Dudswell’s homes were built before 1961

Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 12% of Dudswell’s, against 23% in the typical town. From 2016 to 2021 Dudswell added 5% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. Count back from today and half of Dudswell’s homes are older than 1981.

43%

Before 1961

24%

1961–80

12%

1981–2000

15%

2001–15

2016–21

DudswellTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Neighbours

Dudswell and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Highest	Oldest
Dudswell	1,850	0	0	—
Weedon	2,845	1	0	1880
Bury	1,243	0	0	—
East Angus	4,261	6	0	1886
Westbury	1,207	1	1	—

In brief

Dudswell in brief

In Dudswell, 43% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: its past has one life on the record, Eva Tanguay (1878).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

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.
Québec’s register. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.
The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.

Questions about Dudswell’s history

How many historic places does Dudswell have on the registers?

Dudswell has none of its own yet. Maison Laplante, in Weedon, is the nearest, 13 km away.

How old are the homes in Dudswell?

43% 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).