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 density was 18.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,905 |
| 1881 | 2,408 |
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
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 | 454 |
| Number of families | 454 |
| Number of females | 1,199 |
| Number of males | 1,209 |
| Number of married females | 380 |
| Number of married males | 386 |
| Number of married persons | 766 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP TOT | 2,408 |
| Total population | 2,408 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 740 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 802 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,542 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 454 |
| Number of occupied houses | 454 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,896 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of wheat | 482 |
| BAR BU | 1,073 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,073 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,182 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,487 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,695 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,694 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,493 |
| BWT BU | 2,182 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 1,896 |
| HAY TONS | 2,953 |
| OAT BU | 27,487 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 157 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 23,695 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,953 |
| WHT AC | 482 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,694 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 740 |
| C UNMD M | 802 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,542 |
| D OCC | 454 |
| FEMALE | 1,199 |
| GRA BU | 108 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 454 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 1,209 |
| MD F | 380 |
| MD M | 386 |
| MD TOT | 766 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 460 |
| TUR BU | 2,493 |
| WID F | 79 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020014— 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/.