Hopewell, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Hopewell was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,968. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.803°N, 64.687°W.
Population
In 1901, Hopewell had a population of 1,968: 992 male and 976 female residents. Population density was 32.1 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Hopewell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 411 |
| Number of females | 976 |
| Number of males | 992 |
| Number of married females | 362 |
| Number of married males | 358 |
| Number of single females | 531 |
| Number of single males | 605 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| POP F | 976 |
| POP M | 992 |
| POP TOT | 1,968 |
| Total population | 1,968 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 385 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 40,960 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 40,960 |
| FAMILIES | 411 |
| HOUSES | 385 |
| MARRIED F | 362 |
| MARRIED M | 358 |
| SINGLE F | 531 |
| SINGLE M | 605 |
| WIDOWED F | 83 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013006— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hopewell-nb013006-1901/.