Hope, Ontario (1851–1921)
Hope was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. Population declined across the period (from 5,299 in 1851 to 2,754 in 1921).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,299 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 5,883 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 5,075 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 4,522 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 3,887 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 3,273 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 3,115 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 2,754 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 13 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| 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 |
| Franklin Bates Polson | 1858–1907 | born here |
| Frederick Charles Gilchrist | 1859–1896 | born here |
| Bertha Harmer | 1880–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108005_1891— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.