Hope, Ontario (1851 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 5,299. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.017°N, 78.392°W.
Population
In 1851, Hope had a population of 5,299: 2,840 male and 2,459 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,299 |
| 1861 | 5,883 |
| 1871 | 5,075 |
| 1881 | 4,522 |
| 1891 | 3,887 |
| 1901 | 3,273 |
| 1911 | 3,115 |
| 1921 | 2,754 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 195 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 5,299 total population, 2,840 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,512, 2,459 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,244, 1,981 single males, 1,561 single females, 850 families, 816 married females, 816 married males, 424 males attending school, 336 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 328, Females present who are not members of the family: 215, 113 male births, 82 widowed females, 81 female births, 43 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 18, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 425 males aged 5 to 10, 371 single males aged 10 to 15, 370 females aged 5 to 10, 316 single males aged 20 to 30, 310 single males aged 15 to 20, 304 single females aged 10 to 15, 282 single females aged 15 to 20, 257 married females aged 20 to 30, 253 married males aged 30 to 40, 228 married females aged 30 to 40, 186 married males aged 20 to 30, 185 married males aged 40 to 50, 168 married females aged 40 to 50, 132 single females aged 20 to 30, 124 males aged 1 to 2, 117 married males aged 50 to 60, 109 males aged 2 to 3, 107 females aged 1 to 2, 103 males under age 1, 89 females age 3 to 4, 88 married females aged 50 to 60, 85 females aged 2 to 3, 76 females under age 1, 71 females aged 4 to 5, 70 males aged 3 to 4, 69 males aged 4 to 5, 56 married males aged 60 to 70, 52 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 married females aged 15 to 20, 27 married females aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 22 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 13 males of unknown age, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 females of unknown age, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,554 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,331 persons originating in Ireland, 1,109 persons originating in England or Wales, 159 persons originating in the United States, 97 persons originating in Scotland, 30 French Canadians, 7 persons whose origin is unknown, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 113,466 bushels of wheat, 88,128 pounds of homemade butter, 82,264 bushels of oats, 51,228 acres of land in farms, 42,844 bushels of turnips, 35,937 bushels of potatoes, 27,774 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 27,443 acres of farmland under cultivation, 23,785 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,060 bushels of peas, 16,727 acres of farmland under crops, 14,129 pounds of maple sugar, 10,705 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,413 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,773 acres of wheat, 6,050 sheep, 5,504 swine, 5,052 bushels of carrots, 4,287 tons of hay, 4,193 gallons of cider, 3,414 bushels of corn, 3,288 milk cows, 3,003 acres of oats, 2,485 barrels of pork, 1,880 bushels of rye, 1,713 horses, 1,565 calves and heifers, 1,370 acres of peas, 1,166 bulls, oxen, or steers, 856 bushels of barley, 714 barrels of beef, 626 acres of potatoes, 601 bushels of buckwheat, 584 occupants of farms, 579 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 303 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 231 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 184 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 183 acres of corn, 173 acres of turnips, 148 bushels of beans, 122 acres of rye, 106 pounds of hops, 99 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 73 acres of barley, 72 acres of buckwheat, 40 pounds of flax or hemp, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 pounds of tobacco. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $6,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $5,550 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 3,229 yards of fulled cloth, 755 yards of flannel, 500 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 29 employees in saw mills, 24 saw mills, 23 saw mills powered by water, 22 saw mills reporting annual production, 20 saw mills returning capital, 5 employees in grist mills, 5 grist mills, 5 grist mills powered by water, 5 grist mills reporting annual production, 4 grist mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam. 9,200,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 19,300 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 67 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 39, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 28, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gummersall Anderson | 1779–1875 | died here |
| Erland Erlandson | 1790–1875 | died here |
| John Gilchrist | 1792–1859 | died here |
| George Gladman | 1800–1863 | died here |
| the Reverend Jonathan Shortt | 1809–1867 | died here |
| Frederick Augustus O’Meara | 1814–1888 | died here |
| Sidney Smith | 1823–1889 | born here |
| Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams | 1837–1885 | born here |
| Edward Douglas Armour | 1851–1922 | born here |
| Emily Ann McCausland Shortt | 1851–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON006005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108005_1891— 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 1851 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). "Hope, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hope-on006005-1851/.