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Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
—  County  —
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Primus et Princeps
Location of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Towns	Annapolis Royal / Bridgetown / Middleton
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts         Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Digby-Annapolis / Annapolis
Government
- Type	Annapolis County Municipal Council
- Warden	Peter A. Newton
Area [1]
- Land	3,184.97 km2 (1,229.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- Total	21,438
- Density	6.7/km2 (17.4/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	▼1.5%
- Census Rankings  - Census Divisions  Subdivision A  Subdivision B  Subdivision C  Subdivision D  - Towns  Annapolis Royal  Bridgetown  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	www.annapoliscounty.ns.ca
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Annapolis County (2006 population 21,438) 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Communities 4 Access Routes 5 Protected Areas 6 Attractions 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] 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 Queen Anne 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.

[edit] Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 21,438 ▼1.5% 2001 21,773 ▼2.5% 1996 22,324 ▼5.5% 1991 23,630 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 20,010 94.65% Other languages 610 2.89% French only 495 2.34% Both English and French 25 0.12%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 20,730 98.04% Black 195 0.92% Other 175 0.83%

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.

[edit] Communities

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

• Reserves
  • Bear River (part) 6
  • Bear River 6B

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

[edit] Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:^[4]

Highways Hwy 101

Trunk Routes Trunk 1 Trunk 8 Trunk 10

Collector Routes: Route 201 Route 221 Route 362

External Routes: None

[edit] Protected Areas

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

[edit] Attractions

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

[edit] See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Photographs of historic monuments in Annapolis County
• Annapolis Valley Tourism
• Fundy Communities Development Association

		Bay of Fundy
	Digby County		Kings County
		Annapolis County
		Region of Queens Municipality	Lunenburg County

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