Hope, Ontario (1861 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.017°N, 78.392°W.
Population
In 1861, Hope had a population of 5,883: 3,043 male and 2,840 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,883 total population, 3,043 males, 2,840 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,816, Female members of the family who are present: 2,636, 2,134 single males, 1,918 single females, 867 married males, 864 married females, 708 males attending school, 617 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 227, Females present who are not members of the family: 204, 113 male births, 109 female births, 92 adult males unable to read or write, 86 adult females unable to read or write, 58 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 7 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 398 females aged 5 to 10, 397 single females aged 10 to 15, 396 males aged 5 to 10, 395 single males aged 15 to 20, 384 single males aged 10 to 15, 334 single males aged 20 to 30, 293 married males aged 30 to 40, 288 single females aged 15 to 20, 287 married females aged 20 to 30, 266 married females aged 30 to 40, 225 single females aged 20 to 30, 192 married males aged 20 to 30, 189 married males aged 40 to 50, 162 married females aged 40 to 50, 121 males aged 1 to 2, 116 females aged 1 to 2, 102 females age 3 to 4, 99 males aged 4 to 5, 98 married males aged 50 to 60, 96 females aged 2 to 3, 96 females aged 4 to 5, 92 males aged 2 to 3, 85 males aged 3 to 4, 75 single males aged 30 to 40, 68 married males aged 60 to 70, 68 single females aged 30 to 40, 66 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 married females aged 60 to 70, 31 married females aged 15 to 20, 27 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 17 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,374 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,135 persons originating in England or Wales, 1,032 persons originating in Ireland, 154 persons originating in the United States, 150 persons originating in Scotland, 22 persons whose origin is unknown, 7 persons originating in France, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $2,186,123 value farms (dollars), $129,714 value horses aged over 3 years, 126,668 bushels of turnips, 117,891 bushels of oats, 116,746 bushels of spring wheat, 90,278 pounds of homemade butter, 88,521 bushels of potatoes, $67,929 value farm implements in dollars, 63,991 bushels of peas, 56,596 acres of land in farms, 52,853 bushels of winter wheat, 35,998 acres of farmland under cultivation, $35,362 value all livestock, 29,523 bushels of carrots, 25,866 pounds of wool produced on farms, 23,415 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 21,961 acres of farmland under crops, 20,598 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,668 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,162 pounds of maple sugar, 7,952 sheep, $6,962 value garden and orchard crops, 6,909 bushels of barley, 6,689 acres of spring wheat, 5,086 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4,138 gallons of cider, 4,124 bushels of corn, 3,672 acres of oats, 3,626 tons of hay, 3,492 acres of winter wheat, 3,291 acres of peas, 2,980 swine, 2,718 bushels of rye, 2,295 milk cows, 1,814 calves and heifers, 1,762 horses aged over 3 years, 1,735 barrels of pork, 1,341 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,314 bushels of buckwheat, 862 acres of potatoes, 621 occupants of farms, 540 horses aged 3 years and under, 496 bushels of beans, 369 acres of farmland in gardens, 363 acres of turnips, 362 pounds of hops, 339 bulls, oxen, or steers, 301 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 282 barrels of beef, 264 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 221 acres of barley, 190 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 175 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 162 acres of corn, 157 acres of rye, 107 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 acres of buckwheat, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 16 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $21,873 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,543 yards of flannel, 2,520 yards of fulled cloth, 482 carriages for pleasure, 134 yards of linen, $100 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 34 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, 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 |
| 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 |
| Franklin Bates Polson | 1858–1907 | born here |
| Frederick Charles Gilchrist | 1859–1896 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069006— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hope-on069006-1861/.