Hopewell, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Hopewell was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.422°N, 62.707°W.
Population
In 1871, Hopewell had a population of 1,905: 944 male and 961 female residents. Population density was 14.8 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hopewell shared boundaries with:
- Albion Mines
- East Branch of East River
- Gairloch
- McLellans Mountain
- Middle River
- New Glasgow
- New Larig
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Upper Stewiacke
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 358 |
| Number of females | 961 |
| Number of males | 944 |
| Number of married females | 295 |
| Number of married males | 293 |
| Number of married persons | 588 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| Total population | 1,905 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 633 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,241 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 321 |
| Number of occupied houses | 321 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,688 |
| BWT BU | 1,854 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 1,942 |
| HAY TONS | 2,147 |
| OAT BU | 31,294 |
| PEA BU | 666 |
| POT AC | 214 |
| POT BU | 19,262 |
| Total area (acres) | 100,625 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,731 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 193 |
| AREA | 100,625 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| CD | 200 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 358 |
| FEMALE | 961 |
| GRA BU | 111 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 321 |
| INHABITED | 321 |
| MALE | 944 |
| MARRIED F | 295 |
| MARRIED M | 293 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 588 |
| POPULATION | 1,905 |
| ROOT BU | 698 |
| SINGLE F | 608 |
| SINGLE M | 633 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,241 |
| TUR BU | 3,384 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS200013— 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 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, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hopewell-ns200013-1871/.