Hope, Quebec (1871 census)
Hope was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,459. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.136°N, 65.169°W.
Population
In 1871, Hope had a population of 1,459: 717 male and 742 female residents. Population density was 13.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,107 |
| 1861 | 992 |
| 1871 | 1,459 |
| 1881 | 1,824 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 243 |
| Number of females | 742 |
| Number of males | 717 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 441 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 1,459 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 482 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 980 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 197 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,870 |
| BWT BU | 276 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 452 |
| HAY TONS | 444 |
| OAT BU | 13,058 |
| PEA BU | 75 |
| POT AC | 265 |
| POT BU | 60,192 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 681 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 54 |
| AREA | 63,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 169 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 243 |
| FEMALE | 742 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 211 |
| INHABITED | 197 |
| MALE | 717 |
| MARRIED F | 220 |
| MARRIED M | 221 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 441 |
| POPULATION | 1,459 |
| ROOT BU | 43 |
| SHANTIES | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 498 |
| SINGLE M | 482 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 980 |
| TUR BU | 6,885 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hope-qc169002-1871/.