Hope, Ontario (1921 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.016°N, 78.390°W.
Population
In 1921, Hope had a population of 2,754: 1,440 male and 1,314 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,754 total population, 1,440 males in the population, 1,314 females in the population, 1,218 males born in Canada, 1,127 females born in Canada, 195 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 152 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 females born outside the British Empire, 27 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,779 persons of British origin (English), 737 persons of British origin (Irish), 174 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of other European origin, 11 persons of Greek origin, 9 persons of German origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Ukrainian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,652 Methodists, 539 Presbyterians, 439 Anglicans (Church of England), 33 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 33 Roman Catholics, 30 Baptists, 17 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Douglas Armour | 1851–1922 | born here |
| Emily Ann McCausland Shortt | 1851–1930 | born here |
| Bertha Harmer | 1880–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108005— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hope-on108005-1921/.