Hope, Ontario (1901 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,273. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.016°N, 78.390°W.
Population
In 1901, Hope had a population of 3,273: 1,715 male and 1,558 female residents. Population density was 29.2 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 764 |
| Number of females | 1,558 |
| Number of males | 1,715 |
| Number of married females | 634 |
| Number of married males | 629 |
| Number of single females | 819 |
| Number of single males | 1,042 |
| Number of widowed females | 105 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| POP F | 1,558 |
| POP M | 1,715 |
| POP TOT | 3,273 |
| Total population | 3,273 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 761 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 65,508 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 65,508 |
| FAMILIES | 764 |
| HOUSES | 761 |
| MARRIED F | 634 |
| MARRIED M | 629 |
| SINGLE F | 819 |
| SINGLE M | 1,042 |
| WIDOWED F | 105 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hope-on055002-1901/.