Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
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| Annapolis County, Nova Scotia | |||
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Nova Scotia |
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| Towns | Annapolis Royal Bridgetown Middleton |
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| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Warden | Peter A. Newton | ||
| - Governing Body | Annapolis County Municipal Council | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 3,184.97 km² (1,229.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 21,438 | ||
| - Density | 6.7/km² (17.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| Median Earnings* | $32,516 | ||
*Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households)
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| Website: http://www.annapoliscounty.ns.ca | |||
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.
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[edit] Background
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
The county has an ethnic composition of 98.84% White, 0.86% Black, 1.84% Aboriginal, 0.12% Arab, 0.16% East Asian, 0.00% South Asian, and 0.00% Latin American.
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
- Reserves
- Bear River (part) 6
- Bear River 6B
- Unincorporated
- Albany Cross
- Alpena
- Belleisle
- Bloomington
- Centrelea
- Clarence
- Clementsport
- Clementsvale
- Cornwallis
- Deep Brook
- Delaps Cove[1]
- East Margaretsville
- Falkland Ridge
- Granville Beach
- Granville Centre
- Granville Ferry
- Greenland
- Greywood
- Hampton[2]
- Hillsburn[3]
- Inglisville
- inglewood
- Karsdale
- Lake La Rose
- Lawrencetown
- Lequille
- Litchfield[4]
- Maitland Bridge
- Margaretsville[5]
- Milford
- Mochelle
- Mount Hanley[6]
- New Albany
- Nictaux Falls
- Nictaux South
- Northfield
- Outram[7]
- Paradise
- Parker's Cove[8]
- Perotte
- Phinney Cove[9]
- Port George[10]
- Port Lorne[11]
- Port Royal
- Port Wade
- Round Hill
- South Milford
- Springfield
- Ste. Croix Cove[12]
- Torbrook
- Tupperville, Nova Scotia
- Upper Clements
- Upper Granville
- Victoria Beach
- Victoria Vale
- West Dalhousie
- Wilmot
- Young's Cove[13]
- Census Subdivisions
- Annapolis, Subd. A
- Annapolis, Subd. B
- Annapolis, Subd. C
- Annapolis, Subd. D
[edit] Highways
Highways that run through Annapolis are as follows:
[edit] Protected Areas
- Cottage Cove Provincial Park [14]
- Delaps Cove Hiking Trails [15]
- Kejimkujik National Park
- Upper Clements Provincial Park
- Valleyview Provincial Park
[edit] Attractions
- Bay of Fundy Scenic Drive[16]
- Mount Hanley Schoolhouse Museum
- Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens (Annapolis)
- Fort Anne (Fort Anne National Historic Site)
- Port Royal National Historic Site
- Upper Clements Park
