Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0The heritage near Roxton: 12 places in a 25 km radius
For the highest designations, the closest town to Roxton is Acton Vale, 11 km off. The municipality’s date on Wikidata is July 1, 1855: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation, the record doesn’t say which.
2 places of the highest rank within 25 km of Roxton
They are spread over 6 towns, including Valcourt, Waterloo and Durham-Sud. The radius of 25 km holds 12. Église All Saints de Davidson Hill, 14 km off, is the oldest: 1863.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk)National Historic Site · 1900–1901 · 12 km away, in Acton Vale |
| Presbytère de Saint-Valérien-de-MiltonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1877–1879 · 13 km away, in Saint-Valérien-de-Milton |
| Église All Saints de Davidson HillMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1863 · 14 km away, in Durham-Sud |
| Maison Joseph-Armand-BombardierMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1915 · 19 km away, in Valcourt |
| Église Saint-Joseph-d'ElyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1869 · 19 km away, in Valcourt |
| Presbytère de Saint-Joseph-d'ElyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1923 · 19 km away, in Valcourt |
| Bijouterie DrainvilleMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1924 · 19 km away, in Valcourt |
| Église Saint-James de Durham-SudMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1897 · 20 km away, in Durham-Sud |
| Église Sainte-Famille de GranbyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1930–1931 · 21 km away, in Granby |
| Église universaliste de WaterlooMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1870 · 22 km away, in Waterloo |
| Église Saint-Luke de WaterlooClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1867–1870 · 22 km away, in Waterloo |
| Manoir MaplewoodMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1864–1865 · 23 km away, in Waterloo |
Near Roxton (25 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the decades after Confederation
No place near Roxton is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The earliest is Église All Saints de Davidson Hill in Durham-Sud, begun in 1863. The chart rests on 12 dated places within 25 km. Before Confederation: 2.
A town of older homes: 30% of Roxton’s were built before 1961 (18% is typical)
Half of the homes standing in Roxton today were built before 1981. Roxton built little from 2001 to 2015: 6.7% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. The busiest building years in Roxton were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 33% of today’s homes.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Roxton and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Roxton Falls | 1,399 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 1 | 1 | 1900 |
| Roxton Pond | 4,884 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton | 1,794 | 1 | 0 | 1877 |
| Upton | 2,149 | 0 | 0 | — |
Roxton in brief
The pre-1961 share of Roxton’s homes is 30%, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- 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 grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
Questions about Roxton’s history
How many historic places does Roxton have on the registers?
None inside Roxton yet. The nearest, Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk), carries the highest designation, 12 km away in Acton Vale.
When did Roxton become a municipality?
Wikidata gives July 1, 1855 for Roxton, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Roxton?
30% 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).
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).