▁The ▁rising ▁tour ism ▁industry ▁of ▁recent ▁dec ades ▁has ▁stim ulated ▁some ▁commercial ▁growth , ▁and ▁w ides p read ▁broad band ▁Internet ▁avail ability ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁attract ed ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁residents ▁from ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁farther ▁abroad . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁Black ▁mayor ▁in ▁Canada , ▁D aur ene ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Census ▁of ▁Population ▁conducted ▁by ▁Statistics ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal ▁recorded ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 9 1 ▁living ▁in ▁ 2 9 4 ▁of ▁its ▁ 3 4 6 ▁total ▁private ▁dwell ings , ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁ ▁from ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 8 1 . ▁With ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁ ▁The ▁Ann apolis ▁Bas in ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁cr ad le ▁for ▁both ▁French ▁and ▁English ▁language ▁theatre ▁in ▁Canada . ▁Le ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁Ne pt une , ▁a ▁page ant ▁written ▁by ▁Marc ▁Les car bot ▁for ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Port - Ro yal ▁Hab itation ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 6 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁theatre ▁production ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁English ▁theatre ▁in ▁Canada , ▁also ▁started ▁at ▁Ann apolis ▁Royal . ▁The ▁tradition ▁at ▁Fort ▁Anne , ▁Nova ▁Scot