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0historic places on the registers

History of Wickham · Canada’s heritage registers

Before 1957, Wickham went by Wickham Ouest

Ancien presbytère de Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, 11 km from Wickham, heads a list of 30 historic places within 25 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 13 km away, in Drummondville.

Historic places within 25 km

4 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

11 km

Ancien presbytère de Saint-Germain-de-Grantham

Homes built before 1961

19%

typical town: 18%

Born here before 1914

the earliest in 1838

How it began

Milestones of Wickham since 1867

Before 1957, Wickham went by Wickham Ouest. Wickham gave way to the present municipality in 1867. The date Wikidata keeps for Wickham is January 1, 1867; whether it was a founding or a legal act, the entry leaves open.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

Within 25 km of Wickham, the record goes back to 1837

No place near Wickham is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.

British North America 1760–18665

After Confederation 1867–191313

Wars and Depression 1914–194511

Since 1946 1946 on0

29 places within 25 km carry a construction date. Before Confederation: 5. Maison Trent, in Drummondville, goes back furthest, to 1837.

Around the town

Near Wickham, within 25 km: 4 places of national rank

Among them are 26 municipal citations, 3 places classified by Québec and a National Historic Site. The nearest is Ancien presbytère de Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, 11 km away in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham. Count to 25 km and there are 30.

The 12 nearest, within 25 km

Ancien presbytère de Saint-Germain-de-GranthamMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1886 · 11 km away, in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham

Ancien poste de transmission MarconiMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1925 · 11 km away, in Drummondville

Carré CelaneseCited heritage site (Québec) · 1926 · 13 km away, in Drummondville

Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk)National Historic Site · 1900–1901 · 13 km away, in Acton Vale

École Saint-FrédéricMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1928 · 13 km away, in Drummondville

Maison Joseph-Wilfrid-FaucherMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1920 · 14 km away, in Drummondville

Drummondville railway stationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1904 · 14 km away, in Drummondville

Ancien pensionnat de DrummondvilleMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890 · 14 km away, in Drummondville

Cinéma CapitolMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1937 · 14 km away, in Drummondville

Ancien hôpital Sainte-CroixMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1927 · 14 km away, in Drummondville

Chute-Hemmings Generating StationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1924–1926 · 14 km away, in Drummondville

Site du patrimoine du Parc-Saint-FrédéricCited heritage site (Québec) · 14 km away, in Drummondville

Homes by age

New homes stand out in Wickham: 6.7% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%

Count back from today and half of Wickham’s homes are older than 1981. Wickham’s largest group of homes, 36%, went up from 1961 to 1980. Homes from before 1961 are 19% of Wickham’s housing, about the typical 18%.

19%

Before 1961

36%

1961–80

25%

1981–2000

13%

2001–15

6.7%

2016–21

WickhamTypical 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

How Wickham compares with 16 towns its size

Towns of 2,700 to 2,800 residents, by places on the registers.

Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse9

Victoria County, Subdivision A4

Wakefield1

Central River Heights0

Electoral Area E, Peace River0

Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay0

Wickham0

Ahead of it: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Victoria County, Subdivision A and Wakefield. Their median is 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.

Neighbours

Wickham and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Highest	Oldest
Wickham	2,745	0	0	—
Saint-Théodore-d'Acton	1,650	0	0	—
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham	5,054	1	0	1886
Drummondville	85,560	17	2	1837
Saint-Eugène	1,180	0	0	—
Acton Vale	7,945	1	1	1900
L'Avenir	1,456	0	0	—

In brief

Wickham in brief

Counted by age, 19% of Wickham’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places. The rest is about typical: one person of its past, Edward P. Doherty (1838).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
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 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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.

Questions about Wickham’s history

How many historic places does Wickham have on the registers?

Wickham has none of its own yet. Ancien presbytère de Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, is the nearest, 11 km away.

How old are the homes in Wickham?

Before 1961: 19% 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).