Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Annapolis Royal was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,833. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q564536. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.690°N, 65.427°W.
Population
In 1881, Annapolis Royal had a population of 2,833: 1,408 male and 1,425 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Annapolis Royal, 1871 (46.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lequille, 1891 (36.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Milford, 1891 (35.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Annapolis Royal, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Round Hill (Moschelle), 1891 (27.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Annapolis Royal shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,833 total population, 1,425 females, 1,408 males, 889 married persons, 532 families, 445 married females, 444 married males, 115 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,829 single persons under 18, 931 single males under 18, 898 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 493 occupied houses, 487 inhabited houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 47,601 bushels of potatoes, 11,529 bushels of turnips, 4,517 tons of hay, 4,497 bushels of other root crops, 3,377 bushels of oats, 3,130 acres of hay crops, 1,452 bushels of spring wheat, 1,415 bushels of rye, 904 bushels of buckwheat, 900 bushels of corn, 645 bushels of barley, 542 bushels of peas and beans, 342 acres of potatoes, 269 acres of wheat, 36 bushels of winter wheat, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 22 barrels of mackerel, 12 barrels of gaspareaux, 10 barrels of other fish, 6 barrels of herring or alewives, 2 barrels of salmon, 1 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Fenwick Williams | 1800–1883 | born here |
| John William Ritchie | 1808–1890 | born here |
| John Bernard Gilpin | 1810–1892 | died here |
| Sir William Johnston Ritchie | 1813–1892 | born here |
| Robert Edward Harris | 1860–1931 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,807 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016010— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/annapolis-royal-ns016010-1881/.