How it began
Upton’s first recorded year: 1998
Wikidata gives the municipality of Upton the date February 25, 1998, which can mark a founding, an incorporation or a merger. In 1998 the municipality took over from Saint-Éphrem-d'Upton and Upton.
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.00historic places on the registers
History of Upton · Canada’s heritage registers
In Upton, 32% of homes go back before 1961
Upton has 1.8 times what the typical town has (18%). The registers count 10 places within 25 km of Upton; the closest, Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk), is 9.3 km away. The closest top-tier heritage is in Acton Vale, 8.9 km from here.
Historic places within 25 km
10
2 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
9.3 km
Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk)
Homes built before 1961
32%
typical town: 18%
The age of the area
Around Upton, within 25 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1876
No place near Upton is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
British North America 1760–18660
After Confederation 1867–19139
Wars and Depression 1914–19451
Since 1946 1946 on0
Marché public de Saint-Hyacinthe, in Saint-Hyacinthe, is the oldest (1876). The chart rests on 10 dated places within 25 km.
Around the town
The highest designation, 2 times, within 25 km of Upton
Nearest comes Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk), 9.3 km off, in Acton Vale. The earliest date is Marché public de Saint-Hyacinthe’s, 1876, 21 km away. 10 places lie within 25 km.
The 10 nearest, within 25 km
| Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk)National Historic Site · 1900–1901 · 9.3 km away, in Acton Vale |
| Presbytère de Saint-Valérien-de-MiltonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1877–1879 · 9.7 km away, in Saint-Valérien-de-Milton |
| Marché public de Saint-HyacintheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1876–1877 · 21 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Hôtel de ville de Saint-HyacintheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1895 · 21 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Canadian National Railways Station, Sainte-Hyacinthe, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1899–1900 · 21 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Saint-Hyacinthe Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1889–1895 · 21 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1905–1907 · 21 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Pavillon de l'aqueducMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1897–1898 · 22 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Porte des Anciens MairesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1927 · 22 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Ancien presbytère de Saint-Germain-de-GranthamMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1886 · 23 km away, in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham |
Homes by age
5.7% of Upton’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Count back from today and half of Upton’s homes are older than 1981. Building from 1961 to 1980 gave Upton 24% of its homes, near the usual 27%. 22% of Upton’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, close to the typical town’s 23%.
32%
Before 1961
24%
1961–80
22%
1981–2000
16%
2001–15
5.7%
2016–21
UptonTypical 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
Upton and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton | 2,149 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Liboire | 3,123 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 1 | 1 | 1900 |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton | 1,794 | 1 | 0 | 1877 |
| Saint-Théodore-d'Acton | 1,650 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Simon | 1,474 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Upton in brief
In Upton, 32% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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.
- 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 grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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 Upton’s history
How many historic places does Upton have on the registers?
None inside Upton yet. The nearest, Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk), carries the highest designation, 9.3 km away in Acton Vale.
How old are the homes in Upton?
Before 1961: 32% 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).