Municipal citation (Québec) · 1870Pont de Capelton
Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.01historic place on the registers
History of Hatley · Canada’s heritage registers
1 historic place on the heritage registers in Hatley
Scaled to its population Hatley’s record is long: 4 per 10,000 residents, more than 93% of Canadian towns. It is Pont de Capelton, a municipal citation (québec) begun in 1870. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from July 1, 1855, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding. Just beyond the boundary, the registers place one more.
Historic places
1
4 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
1
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1870
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
20%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Hatley’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Provincial and local listings
Names show on hover, and a tap takes you to the place’s page.
The 1, by tier
1 Provincial and local listings
In Québec the record is fuller than elsewhere: beside Parks Canada’s designations, the province’s register lists its classements and every municipal citation.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Provincial and local listings
One more place Hatley or its province protects
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
6 places of national importance within 10 km of Hatley
Count to 10 km and there are 14. The nearest is Château d'eau de la rue Dominion, 5 km away in Waterville. They are 5 places classified by Québec, 4 municipal citations and 2 heritage railway stations.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Château d'eau de la rue DominionMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1896–1900 · 5 km away, in Waterville |
| Centre culturel et du patrimoine UplandsCited heritage site (Québec) · 6.3 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| École MilbyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1825 · 6.6 km away, in Waterville |
| Chapelle Saint-Mark de Bishop's UniversityClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1853–1857 · 6.6 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Pont de MilbyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1873 · 6.7 km away, in Waterville |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Sherbrooke, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1910–1911 · 8.2 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1909–1910 · 8.4 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Federal BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1950–1955 · 8.6 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Sherbrooke War MemorialClassified heritage building (Québec) · 8.7 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Sherbrooke, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1890–1891 · 8.8 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Granada TheatreNational Historic Site · 1928–1930 · 8.9 km away, in Sherbrooke |
| Site patrimonial de l'Ancienne-Prison-WinterClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1865–1867 · 9 km away, in Sherbrooke |
Just outside Hatley: 1
| North Hatley Heritage SiteCited heritage site (Québec) · 800 m outside the town |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Hatley’s homes dates from 2001 to 2015: 29%
Before 1961: 20% of Hatley’s homes, near the usual 18%. New building in Hatley runs at the usual pace: 5% of homes from 2016–21, the typical town 4.1%. Half of the homes standing in Hatley today were built before 2001.
20%
Before 1961
22%
1961–80
23%
1981–2000
29%
2001–15
5%
2016–21
HatleyTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Hatley has the 1st most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,500 to 2,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Hatley1
Their median is 0. For 10, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Hatley and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatley | 2,512 | 1 | 0 | 1870 |
| Waterville | 2,643 | 3 | 0 | 1825 |
| Sherbrooke | 184,135 | 11 | 6 | 1853 |
| Compton | 3,351 | 3 | 1 | 1839 |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | 2,938 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ascot Corner | 3,725 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stoke | 3,272 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Hatley in brief
Of the homes standing in Hatley, 20% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. There are 1 historic place in all. Among the 16 towns nearest its size, none has more historic places. The other figures are unremarkable: its past has one life on the record, William Ball (1908); and its designation dates from 1992.
How to read these numbers
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.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
Questions about Hatley’s history
How many historic places does Hatley have on the registers?
The registers list 1 historic place inside Hatley.
What is the oldest building in Hatley?
Pont de Capelton — its record dates it to 1870 (Municipal citation (Québec)).
How old are the homes in Hatley?
20% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada). Québec register data: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (MCC, Données Québec) · 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).