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 density was 33.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hopewell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 400 |
| Number of families | 400 |
| Number of females | 985 |
| Number of males | 1,062 |
| Number of married females | 347 |
| Number of married males | 350 |
| Number of married persons | 697 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP TOT | 2,047 |
| Total population | 2,047 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 574 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 681 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,255 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 371 |
| Number of occupied houses | 371 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,511 |
| Acres of potatoes | 240 |
| Acres of wheat | 125 |
| BAR BU | 815 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 815 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,610 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,312 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 641 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,900 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,672 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,341 |
| BWT BU | 5,610 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 3,511 |
| HAY TONS | 5,548 |
| OAT BU | 9,312 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 160 |
| POT AC | 240 |
| POT BU | 37,900 |
| RYE BU | 23 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,548 |
| WHT AC | 125 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,672 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 574 |
| C UNMD M | 681 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,255 |
| D OCC | 371 |
| FEMALE | 985 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 371 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 1,062 |
| MD F | 347 |
| MD M | 350 |
| MD TOT | 697 |
| NUMBER CD | 23 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 641 |
| TUR BU | 5,341 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
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/.