Hopewell, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Hopewell was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,841. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.803°N, 64.687°W.
Population
In 1871, Hopewell had a population of 1,841: 951 male and 890 female residents. Population density was 30.0 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hopewell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 340 |
| Number of females | 890 |
| Number of males | 951 |
| Number of married females | 301 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of married persons | 602 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| Total population | 1,841 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 622 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,165 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 321 |
| Number of occupied houses | 321 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,058 |
| BWT BU | 4,012 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 3,270 |
| HAY TONS | 5,494 |
| OAT BU | 12,989 |
| PEA BU | 104 |
| POT AC | 273 |
| POT BU | 37,846 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Total area (acres) | 32,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 376 |
| WHT WTR BU | 62 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 28 |
| AREA | 32,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 89 |
| CD | 187 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 340 |
| FEMALE | 890 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 321 |
| INHABITED | 321 |
| MALE | 951 |
| MARRIED F | 301 |
| MARRIED M | 301 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 602 |
| POPULATION | 1,841 |
| ROOT BU | 723 |
| SINGLE F | 543 |
| SINGLE M | 622 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,165 |
| TUR BU | 3,456 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB187003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hopewell-nb187003-1871/.