Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Annapolis Royal was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, 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 density was 25.6 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).
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 Annapolis Royal, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Melford, 1891 (35.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lequille, 1891 (36.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Round Hill, 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 532 |
| Number of families | 532 |
| Number of females | 1,425 |
| Number of males | 1,408 |
| Number of married females | 445 |
| Number of married males | 444 |
| Number of married persons | 889 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 115 |
| POP TOT | 2,833 |
| Total population | 2,833 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 898 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 931 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,829 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 487 |
| Number of occupied houses | 493 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,130 |
| Acres of potatoes | 342 |
| Acres of wheat | 269 |
| BAR BU | 645 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 645 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 904 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,377 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,497 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 542 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,601 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,415 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,452 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,529 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 36 |
| BWT BU | 904 |
| CRN BU | 900 |
| HAY AC | 3,130 |
| HAY TONS | 4,517 |
| OAT BU | 3,377 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 542 |
| POT AC | 342 |
| POT BU | 47,601 |
| RYE BU | 1,415 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,517 |
| WHT AC | 269 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,452 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 22 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 2 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 6 |
| C UNMD F | 898 |
| C UNMD M | 931 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,829 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| D OCC | 493 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 1,425 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| GSP XB Q | 12 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 487 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,408 |
| MCK XB Q | 22 |
| MD F | 445 |
| MD M | 444 |
| MD TOT | 889 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,497 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| SLM XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 11,529 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 115 |
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/.