Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
County
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Primus et Princeps
Location of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Towns	Annapolis Royal / Middleton
Established	August 17, 1759
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts         Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Annapolis
Government
• Type	Annapolis County Municipal Council
• Warden	Reginald (Reg) Ritchie
• MLA	Stephen McNeil (L)
• MP	Greg Kerr (C)
Area
• Land	3,184.97 km2 (1,229.72 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	20,756
• Density	6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	3.2%
• Census Rankings  - Census Divisions  Subdivision A  Subdivision B  Subdivision C  Subdivision D  - Towns  Annapolis Royal  Middleton  - Reserves  Bear River (part) 6  Bear River 6B	6,342 (574 of 5,008) 3,707 (685 of 5,008) 5,085 (864 of 5,008) 3,007 (987 of 5,008) 444 (3,171 of 5,008) 972 (2,086 of 5,008) 1,829 (1,403 of 5,008) 42 (4,694 of 5,008) 10 (4,889 of 5,008)
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	11,038
Median Income*	$37,024 CDN
Website	annapoliscounty.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal.

History

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.

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.

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
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
1871	18,121	N/A

Mother tongue language (2011)

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)

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%

There are 10,404 households out of which 26.06% have children living with them, 36.50% are married couples living together, 25.46% are one-person households, and 11.98% are other household types.

Communities

For a list of communities in Annapolis County, see List of Communities

Incorporated communities

• Towns
  • Annapolis Royal
  • Middleton

• Villages
  • Lawrencetown

• Reserves
  • Bear River 6
  • Bear River 6B

Census subdivisions

• • Annapolis, Subd. A
  • Annapolis, Subd. B
  • Annapolis, Subd. C
  • Annapolis, Subd. D

Access routes

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

• Highways
  • Hwy 101

• Trunk Routes
  • Trunk 1
  • Trunk 8
  • Trunk 10

• Collector Routes:
  • Route 201
  • Route 221
  • Route 362

• External Routes:
  • None

Protected areas

• Cottage Cove Provincial Park
• Delaps Cove Hiking Trails
• Kejimkujik National Park
• Upper Clements Provincial Park
• Valleyview Provincial Park

Attractions

• 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

See also

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

External links

• Photographs of historic monuments in Annapolis County
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