Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

Established August 17, 1759, by Order in Council, Annapolis County took its name from the town of Annapolis Royal which had been named in honour of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. It was near the previous site of Port Royal, the chief Acadian settlement in the area. The Acadians had been forcibly removed by British government officials in the 1755 Grand Dérangement.

In 1817 the population of the county was 9,817, and that had grown to 14,661 by 1827. At that time, the county was divided into six townships: Annapolis, Granville, Wilmot, Clements, Digby and Clare.[4]

By 1833, a number of reasons had been advanced for making two counties out of Annapolis County. Two petitions were presented to the House of Assembly in that year requesting that the county be divided. However, it was not until 1837 that Annapolis County was divided into two distinct and separate counties - Annapolis and Digby.

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Annapolis County had a population of 21,252 living in 9,855 of its 11,612 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 20,591. With a land area of 3,183.23 km² (1,229.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.7/km² (17.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Forming the majority of the Annapolis County census division, the Municipality of the County of Annapolis, including its Subdivisions A, B, C, and D, had a population of 18,834 living in 8,608 of its 10,268 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 18,252. With a land area of 3,172.36 km² (1,224.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.9/km² (15.4/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Population trend[7][8] Census Population Change (%) 2021 21,252 3.2% 2016 20,591 0.8% 2011 20,756 3.2% 2006 21,438 1.5% 2001 21,773 2.5% 1996 22,324 5.5% 1991 23,630 0.2% 1986 23,589 4.7% 1981 22,522 N/A 1941 17,692 1931 16,297 1921 18,153 1911 18,581 1901 18,842 1891 19,350 1881 20,598 1871 18,121 N/A

Mother tongue language (2011)[9] Language Population Pct (%) English only 19,555 95.58% French only 450 2.20% Non-official languages 385 1.88% Multiple responses 70 0.34%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[10] Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%) Canadian 9,495 44.9% English 8,425 39.8% Scottish 4,935 23.3% German 3,465 16.4% Irish 3,385 16.0% French 3,095 14.6% Dutch (Netherlands) 1,565 7.4% North American Indian 1,080 5.1% Welsh 490 2.3%

Towns

• Annapolis Royal
• Middleton

Villages

• Bridgetown
• Lawrencetown
• Albany

Reserves

• Bear River 6
• Bear River 6B

County municipality and county subdivisions

• Municipality of the County of Annapolis
  • Annapolis Subdivision A
  • Annapolis Subdivision B
  • Annapolis Subdivision C
  • Annapolis Subdivision D

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[11]

• Cottage Cove Provincial Park
• Cloud Lake Wilderness Area
• Delaps Cove Hiking Trails
• Kejimkujik National Park
• Upper Clements Provincial Park
• Valleyview Provincial Park

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

• Bay of Fundy Scenic Drive
• Mount Hanley Schoolhouse Museum
• Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens (Annapolis)
• Fort Anne (Fort Anne National Historic Site)
• Port-Royal National Historic Site
• Upper Clements Park

• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
• Royal eponyms in Canada

• Photographs of historic monuments in Annapolis County
• "Annapolis. I. A W. county of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada" . The American Cyclopædia. 1879.