Hopewell, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hopewell was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.422°N, 62.707°W.
Population
In 1881, Hopewell had a population of 2,408: 1,209 male and 1,199 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,905 |
| 1881 | 2,408 |
| 1901 | 598 |
| 1911 | 634 |
| 1921 | 647 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hopewell & Lorne, 1891 (87.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hopewell shared boundaries with:
- Albion Mines
- East River
- Gairloch
- McLellans Mountain
- Middle River
- New Glasgow
- New Glasgow, Town—Ville
- New Larig
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Upper Stewiacke
- Westville, T-V
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 2,408 total population, 1,209 males, 1,199 females, 766 married persons, 454 families, 386 married males, 380 married females, 100 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,542 single persons under 18, 802 single males under 18, 740 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 454 inhabited houses, 454 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,487 bushels of oats, 23,695 bushels of potatoes, 6,694 bushels of spring wheat, 2,953 tons of hay, 2,493 bushels of turnips, 2,182 bushels of buckwheat, 1,896 acres of hay crops, 1,073 bushels of barley, 482 acres of wheat, 460 bushels of other root crops, 261 acres of potatoes, 157 bushels of peas and beans, 108 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of corn, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,408 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:
NS020014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hopewell-ns020014-1881/.