Photo: Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA · CC BY 2.0Beyond Rawdon’s limits, 31 historic places within 25 km
Sainte-Julienne, 9.7 km from Rawdon, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Of the 3 people born in Rawdon before 1914, Firmin Dugas came first. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from July 1, 1845, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
31 historic places within 25 km of Rawdon
Their towns number 10: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Saint-Jacques and Saint-Jean-de-Matha first. The first one out is Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne, 9.9 km away in Sainte-Julienne. By age, Église Saint-Paul leads, from 1803, at 23 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-JulienneClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859–1860 · 9.9 km away, in Sainte-Julienne |
| Couvent des sœurs de Sainte-AnneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1913 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Église Saint-Jacques (Saint-Jacques, Quebec)Municipal citation (Québec) · 1916–1918 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Maison Louise-PariseauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1905 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Ancien bureau de poste de Saint-JacquesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1927 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Presbytère de Saint-JacquesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1897 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Vieux Collège (Saint-Jacques, Quebec)Municipal citation (Québec) · 1912 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Maison Antoine-LacombeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1840 · 19 km away, in Saint-Charles-Borromée |
| Moulin BleuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 22 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Canadian National Railways Station, Joliette, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1901–1902 · 22 km away, in Joliette |
| Joliette Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1860–1863 · 22 km away, in Joliette |
| Sir Wilfrid LaurierNational Historic Site · 1870–1871 · 22 km away, in Saint-Lin--Laurentides |
Around Rawdon, within 25 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
Places as far as 25 km from Rawdon, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
30 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 7 go back before 1867. Oldest of all: Église Saint-Paul, Saint-Paul, 1803.
New homes stand out in Rawdon: 9.8% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Rawdon’s homes are older than 2001. Rawdon’s largest group of homes, 27%, went up from 1961 to 1980. Homes from before 1961 are 20% of Rawdon’s housing, about the typical 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
3 people born in Rawdon before 1914
It starts with Firmin Dugas, born in 1830. Fame, by Wikipedia: Firmin Dugas first, in 3 languages. The last born is Thomas Pearson, in 1859. Alice Rollit Coe reached 82, the longest life here, ending in 1940.
Everyone born in Rawdon → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
How Rawdon compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 13,000 to 13,200 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord), Windsor Park and Yonge-St.Clair. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have none.
Rawdon and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawdon | 13,099 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Julienne | 12,990 | 1 | 1 | 1859 |
| Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare | 1,941 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chertsey | 5,678 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Alexis | 1,462 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez | 3,639 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Liguori | 2,268 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rawdon in brief
Rawdon has 20% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Firmin Dugas (1830), Alice Rollit Coe (1858) and Thomas Pearson (1859) are the town’s people of the past on the record. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Québec’s register. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- 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 Rawdon’s history
How many historic places does Rawdon have on the registers?
Rawdon has none of its own; Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne, in Sainte-Julienne, the closest at 9.9 km, holds the highest designation.
When did Rawdon become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Rawdon dates from July 1, 1845; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Rawdon?
Before 1961: 20% of its homes; 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).