Hope, Ontario (1881 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,522. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.017°N, 78.392°W.
Population
In 1881, Hope had a population of 4,522: 2,293 male and 2,229 female residents. Population density was 41.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 929 |
| Number of families | 929 |
| Number of females | 2,229 |
| Number of males | 2,293 |
| Number of married females | 761 |
| Number of married males | 751 |
| Number of married persons | 1,512 |
| Number of widowed females | 104 |
| Number of widowed males | 64 |
| Number of widowed persons | 168 |
| POP TOT | 4,522 |
| Total population | 4,522 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,364 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,478 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,842 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 926 |
| Number of occupied houses | 928 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,895 |
| Acres of potatoes | 679 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,055 |
| BAR BU | 138,261 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 138,261 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,770 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12,972 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 147,191 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 37,685 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 90,343 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 73,346 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,590 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 66,972 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 207,917 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,983 |
| BWT BU | 2,770 |
| CRN BU | 12,972 |
| HAY AC | 5,895 |
| HAY TONS | 7,269 |
| OAT BU | 147,191 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 90,343 |
| POT AC | 679 |
| POT BU | 73,346 |
| RYE BU | 10,590 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,269 |
| WHT AC | 7,055 |
| WHT SP BU | 66,972 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,983 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,364 |
| C UNMD M | 1,478 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,842 |
| D OCC | 928 |
| FEMALE | 2,229 |
| GRA BU | 1,112 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 926 |
| H UNINH | 55 |
| MALE | 2,293 |
| MD F | 761 |
| MD M | 751 |
| MD TOT | 1,512 |
| NUMBER CD | 127 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 37,685 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 207,917 |
| WID F | 104 |
| WID M | 64 |
| WID TOT | 168 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hope-on127001-1881/.