Hope, Ontario (1871 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,075. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.017°N, 78.392°W.
Population
In 1871, Hope had a population of 5,075: 2,578 male and 2,497 female residents. Population density was 46.3 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 990 |
| Number of females | 2,497 |
| Number of males | 2,578 |
| Number of married females | 799 |
| Number of married males | 795 |
| Number of married persons | 1,594 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 77 |
| Number of widowed persons | 206 |
| Total population | 5,075 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,569 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,706 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,275 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 954 |
| Number of occupied houses | 956 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 65,702 |
| BWT BU | 1,766 |
| CRN BU | 7,419 |
| HAY AC | 6,896 |
| HAY TONS | 7,701 |
| OAT BU | 84,458 |
| PEA BU | 43,625 |
| POT AC | 872 |
| POT BU | 89,853 |
| RYE BU | 3,916 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,340 |
| WHT SP BU | 57,583 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,424 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,785 |
| AREA | 69,340 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 832 |
| CD | 51 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 990 |
| FEMALE | 2,497 |
| GRA BU | 2,672 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 956 |
| INHABITED | 954 |
| MALE | 2,578 |
| MARRIED F | 799 |
| MARRIED M | 795 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,594 |
| POPULATION | 5,075 |
| ROOT BU | 15,492 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,569 |
| SINGLE M | 1,706 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,275 |
| TUR BU | 294,672 |
| UNINHABITED | 54 |
| WIDOWED F | 129 |
| WIDOWED M | 77 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 206 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108005— 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). "Hope, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hope-on051001-1871/.