Hope, Quebec (1861 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 992. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28345583. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.136°N, 65.169°W.
Population
In 1861, Hope had a population of 992: 1,001 male and 783 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,107 |
| 1861 | 992 |
| 1871 | 1,459 |
| 1881 | 1,824 |
| 1901 | 2,411 |
| 1911 | 2,101 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,001 males, 992 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 956, 783 females, Female members of the family who are present: 749, 660 single males, 515 single females, 321 married males, 254 married females, 225 adult males unable to read or write, 214 adult females unable to read or write, 146 males attending school, 115 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 45, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 20 widowed males, 19 male births, 15 female births, 14 widowed females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 149 males aged 5 to 10, 128 single males aged 20 to 30, 124 single males aged 10 to 15, 114 single males aged 15 to 20, 111 single females aged 15 to 20, 102 females aged 5 to 10, 101 single females aged 10 to 15, 80 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 married females aged 20 to 30, 76 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 married females aged 30 to 40, 65 single females aged 20 to 30, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 31 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 females age 3 to 4, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 562 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 370 French Canadians, 290 Indigenous males, 200 Indigenous females, 21 persons originating in Ireland, 11 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $82,982 value farms (dollars), 25,244 bushels of potatoes, $17,971 value all livestock, 8,261 acres of land in farms, 6,741 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,081 bushels of oats, 5,856 pounds of maple sugar, 5,586 pounds of homemade butter, $4,208 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,465 bushels of spring wheat, $2,909 value farm implements in dollars, 1,939 bushels of barley, 1,520 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,303 acres of farmland under crops, 1,206 pounds of wool produced on farms, 539 sheep, 492 swine, 386 tons of hay, 273 acres of oats, 261 bushels of turnips, 216 acres of farmland in pasture, 202 acres of spring wheat, 169 barrels of pork, 163 calves and heifers, 157 milk cows, 156 acres of potatoes, 148 bulls, oxen, or steers, 132 acres of barley, 130 occupants of farms, 87 barrels of beef, 72 horses aged over 3 years, 57 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 29 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 bushels of peas, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of peas, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,159 yards of fulled cloth, $836 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 548 yards of flannel, 43 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 754 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 430 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 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 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC009005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044006_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28345583
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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hope-qc009005-1861/.