Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Annapolis Royal was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 836. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q564536. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 65.514°W.
Population
In 1921, Annapolis Royal had a population of 836: 378 male and 458 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,127 |
| 1881 | 2,833 |
| 1891 | 959 |
| 1901 | 1,019 |
| 1911 | 1,019 |
| 1921 | 836 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Annapolis Royal shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 836 total population, 458 females in the population, 420 females born in Canada, 378 males in the population, 351 males born in Canada, 22 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 553 persons of British origin (English), 106 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 68 persons of British origin (Irish), 51 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 39 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 342 Anglicans (Church of England), 168 Methodists, 138 Baptists, 124 Roman Catholics, 53 Presbyterians, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Disciples of Christ, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Edward Harris | 1860–1931 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q564536
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Royal
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Royal
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/annapolis-royal-ns004029-1921/.