Hopewell, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Hopewell was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,047. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.803°N, 64.687°W.
Population
In 1881, Hopewell had a population of 2,047: 1,062 male and 985 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hopewell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,047 total population, 1,062 males, 985 females, 697 married persons, 400 families, 350 married males, 347 married females, 95 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,255 single persons under 18, 681 single males under 18, 574 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 371 inhabited houses, 371 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,900 bushels of potatoes, 9,312 bushels of oats, 5,610 bushels of buckwheat, 5,548 tons of hay, 5,341 bushels of turnips, 3,511 acres of hay crops, 2,672 bushels of spring wheat, 815 bushels of barley, 641 bushels of other root crops, 240 acres of potatoes, 160 bushels of peas and beans, 125 acres of wheat, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 bushels of rye, 21 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,047 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hopewell-nb023003-1881/.