Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Annapolis Royal was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 959. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q564536. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 65.514°W.
Population
In 1891, Annapolis Royal had a population of 959: 457 male and 502 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 was contained in Annapolis Royal, 1881 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Annapolis Royal shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 176 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 502 |
| Number of males | 457 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 310 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 502 |
| POP M | 457 |
| POP TOT | 959 |
| Total population | 959 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 594 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 958 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 163 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 157 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 62 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 163 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 227 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 522 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,887 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 563 |
| Acres of hay crops | 299 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,312 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,199 |
| Acres of oats | 19 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 238 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 575 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,262 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,429 |
| BWT BU | 50 |
| CRN BU | 119 |
| HAY AC | 299 |
| HAY TONS | 416 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1 |
| Number of chickens | 701 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 74 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 69 |
| Number of milk cows | 85 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 84 |
| Number of other cattle | 17 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 36 |
| Number of swine | 44 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 19 |
| OAT BU | 575 |
| PEA BU | 88 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,262 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 135 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,235 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 416 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,235 |
| CATTLE KS | 1 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 594 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 135 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 701 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 69 |
| HOUSES | 163 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES W | 157 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 159 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 310 |
| MILK COWS | 85 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 74 |
| OC TOT | 84 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 17 |
| OTHERS | 958 |
| SHEEP | 36 |
| SUP AM | 1,312 |
| SUP FOR | 22,887 |
| SUP JV | 227 |
| SUP PAT | 522 |
| SUP SC | 563 |
| SUP TOT | 24,199 |
| SWINE | 44 |
| SWINE KS | 4 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 163 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,429 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/annapolis-royal-ns026001-1891/.