Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Annapolis Royal was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,019. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q564536. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 65.514°W.
Population
In 1901, Annapolis Royal had a population of 1,019: 486 male and 533 female residents. Population density was 1015.9 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Annapolis Royal shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 533 |
| Number of males | 486 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of single females | 324 |
| Number of single males | 310 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP F | 533 |
| POP M | 486 |
| POP TOT | 1,019 |
| Total population | 1,019 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 177 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| HOUSES | 177 |
| MARRIED F | 153 |
| MARRIED M | 161 |
| SINGLE F | 324 |
| SINGLE M | 310 |
| WIDOWED F | 56 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/annapolis-royal-ns026001-1901/.