Hopewell, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Hopewell was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,780. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.803°N, 64.687°W.
Population
In 1891, Hopewell had a population of 1,780: 919 male and 861 female residents. Population density was 29.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,841 |
| 1881 | 2,047 |
| 1891 | 1,780 |
| 1901 | 1,968 |
| 1911 | 1,771 |
| 1921 | 1,481 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hopewell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 370 |
| Number of families | 370 |
| Number of females | 861 |
| Number of males | 919 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 325 |
| Number of married persons | 655 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP F | 861 |
| POP M | 919 |
| POP TOT | 1,780 |
| Total population | 1,780 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,036 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,778 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 369 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 368 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 278 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 205 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 369 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 177 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,182 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,138 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,686 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,416 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,045 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,183 |
| Acres of oats | 344 |
| Acres of potatoes | 176 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 58 |
| BAR BU | 1,105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,105 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,998 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,996 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,534 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,711 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| BWT BU | 2,998 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 3,416 |
| HAY TONS | 4,699 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 245 |
| Number of chickens | 3,226 |
| Number of ducks | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 297 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 316 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 92 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 291 |
| Number of milk cows | 612 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 356 |
| Number of other cattle | 781 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 145 |
| Number of sheep | 1,161 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 885 |
| Number of swine | 214 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 323 |
| Number of turkeys | 99 |
| OAT AC | 344 |
| OAT BU | 6,996 |
| PEA BU | 87 |
| POT AC | 176 |
| POT BU | 20,534 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 176 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,171 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,455 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 61,650 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,699 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 56 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 174 |
| BUTTER LB | 61,650 |
| CATTLE KS | 245 |
| CHEESE LB | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 469 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 567 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,036 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,171 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 92 |
| DUCKS | 105 |
| FAMILIES | 370 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,455 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 316 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,226 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 291 |
| HOUSES | 369 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 278 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 205 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 88 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 368 |
| INF 11 A | 145 |
| MD FEM | 330 |
| MD MALE | 325 |
| MD TOT | 655 |
| MILK COWS | 612 |
| NAME CD | Albert |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 297 |
| OC TOT | 356 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 781 |
| OTHERS | 1,778 |
| SHEEP | 1,161 |
| SHEEP KS | 885 |
| SUP AM | 9,045 |
| SUP FOR | 16,138 |
| SUP JV | 177 |
| SUP PAT | 3,182 |
| SUP SC | 5,686 |
| SUP TOT | 25,183 |
| SWINE | 214 |
| SWINE KS | 323 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 369 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 5,711 |
| TURKEY | 99 |
| WID FEM | 62 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
| WORKING OX | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB011006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365770
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopewell_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hopewell
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Hopewell, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hopewell-nb011006-1891/.