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 density was 833.4 people per square mile.
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 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 458 |
| POP M | 378 |
| POP TOT | 836 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 342 |
| BAPTISTS | 138 |
| BRIT BORN F | 22 |
| BRIT BORN M | 20 |
| BRIT ENG | 553 |
| BRIT IRISH | 68 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 106 |
| CAN BORN F | 420 |
| CAN BORN M | 351 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 4 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 13 |
| EUR FRENCH | 51 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 16 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 168 |
| NEGRO | 39 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 53 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 124 |
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/.