Hope, Ontario (1891 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,887. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.016°N, 78.390°W.
Population
In 1891, Hope had a population of 3,887: 2,010 male and 1,877 female residents. Population density was 34.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 815 |
| Number of families | 815 |
| Number of females | 1,877 |
| Number of males | 2,010 |
| Number of married females | 677 |
| Number of married males | 682 |
| Number of married persons | 1,359 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| POP F | 1,877 |
| POP M | 2,010 |
| POP TOT | 3,887 |
| Total population | 3,887 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,109 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,280 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,389 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,876 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 807 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 122 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 666 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 533 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 269 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 445 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 809 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,331 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,192 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,390 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,965 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 43,582 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,370 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 53,164 |
| Acres of land in farms | 60,129 |
| Acres of oats | 6,406 |
| Acres of potatoes | 620 |
| Acres of turnips | 530 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,592 |
| BAR AC | 5,331 |
| BAR BU | 86,529 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 86,529 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,022 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15,457 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,191 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16,746 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 127,928 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 79,725 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,579 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,598 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 46,772 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 199,354 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17,888 |
| BWT BU | 15,457 |
| CRN BU | 16,746 |
| HAY AC | 7,370 |
| HAY TONS | 10,878 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 962 |
| Number of chickens | 24,593 |
| Number of ducks | 486 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 489 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 295 |
| Number of geese | 789 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 741 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,876 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,339 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 792 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,793 |
| Number of other fowl | 66 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 182 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 196 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 281 |
| Number of sheep | 3,596 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,094 |
| Number of swine | 2,996 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,943 |
| Number of turkeys | 679 |
| OAT AC | 6,406 |
| OAT BU | 127,928 |
| PEA BU | 79,725 |
| POT AC | 620 |
| POT BU | 48,579 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 324 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15,620 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,592 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 157,515 |
| RYE BU | 10,598 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,878 |
| WHT AC | 5,592 |
| WHT FALL BU | 17,888 |
| WHT SP BU | 46,772 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 182 |
| A 11 50 | 94 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 196 |
| BEN BU | 1,022 |
| BUTTER LB | 157,515 |
| CATTLE KS | 962 |
| CHEESE LB | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,109 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,389 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15,620 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 741 |
| DUCKS | 486 |
| FAMILIES | 815 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,592 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 789 |
| GRA BU | 2,191 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,593 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,876 |
| HOUSES | 807 |
| HOUSES B | 122 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 101 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 95 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 533 |
| HOUSES S | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 445 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 269 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 666 |
| INF 11 A | 281 |
| MD FEM | 677 |
| MD MALE | 682 |
| MD TOT | 1,359 |
| MILK COWS | 2,339 |
| NAME CD | Durham, East-Est |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 295 |
| OC P | 489 |
| OC TOT | 792 |
| OTHER FOWL | 66 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,793 |
| OTHERS | 3,876 |
| SHEEP | 3,596 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,094 |
| SUP AM | 53,164 |
| SUP FOR | 6,965 |
| SUP JV | 1,192 |
| SUP PAT | 8,390 |
| SUP SC | 43,582 |
| SUP TOT | 60,129 |
| SWINE | 2,996 |
| SWINE KS | 2,943 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 809 |
| TUR AC | 530 |
| TUR BU | 199,354 |
| TURKEY | 679 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 91 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 139 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hope-on058002-1891/.