Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

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

Mother tongue language (2011)

Ethnic Groups (2006)

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


 * Trunk Routes


 * Collector Routes:


 * 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