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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 959 total population, 502 females, 457 males, 310 married persons, 176 families, 159 married females, 151 married males, 55 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 594 single persons under 18, 302 single females under 18, 292 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 958 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 163 houses, 163 occupied houses, 157 houses built of wood, 82 houses of 2 stories, 73 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 62 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 25 houses of over 15 rooms, 19 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,199 acres of land in farms, 22,887 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,262 bushels of potatoes, 1,429 bushels of turnips, 1,312 acres of improved land in farms, 1,235 pounds of homemade butter, 701 chickens, 575 bushels of oats, 563 acres of farmland under crops, 522 acres of farmland in pasture, 416 tons of hay, 299 acres of hay crops, 238 bushels of barley, 227 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 135 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 119 bushels of corn, 88 bushels of peas, 85 milk cows, 84 occupants of farms, 74 farm occupants who own their land, 69 horses aged over 3 years, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 44 swine, 36 sheep, 33 bushels of beans, 23 acres of potatoes, 22 oxen, 19 acres of oats, 17 other cattle, 14 acres of barley, 11 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 turkeys, 6 ducks, 6 geese, 5 acres of turnips, 4 swine slaughtered or sold, 1 cattle killed or sold, 1 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Bernard Gilpin | 1810–1892 | died here |
| Sir William Johnston Ritchie | 1813–1892 | born here |
| Robert Edward Harris | 1860–1931 | died here |
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/.