Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Annapolis Royal was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 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 1911, Annapolis Royal had a population of 1,019: 480 male and 539 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Annapolis Royal shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,019 total population, 539 females in the population, 500 area in acres, 480 males in the population, 325 single (never-married) females, 285 single (never-married) males, 208 families, 175 married males, 158 married females, 56 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,019 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 571 persons of British origin (English), 157 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 104 persons of British origin (Irish), 47 persons of French origin, 37 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 11 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 423 Anglicans (Church of England), 194 Methodists, 178 Baptists, 131 Roman Catholics, 77 Presbyterians, 67 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Jews, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 190 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Edward Harris | 1860–1931 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037027— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/annapolis-royal-ns037027-1911/.