Hope, Quebec

Hope is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality. Its population was 584 in the 2021 Canadian census.

Hope
Township municipality
Winery Le Plein d'amour
Seal
Location within Bonaventure RCM
Hope Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°12′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Bonaventure
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named after	Henry Hope[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Hazen Whittom
• Federal riding	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj
• Prov. riding	Bonaventure
Area [2][3]
• Total	71.17 km2 (27.48 sq mi)
• Land	70.55 km2 (27.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	584
• Density	8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	2.8%
• Dwellings	320
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 2K0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.municipalitedehope.ca

The only population centres within the township are Saint-Jogues (48°10′30″N 65°15′03″W)^[4] and Saint-Jogues-Sud (48°08′54″N 65°13′53″W).^[4]

History

The township was surveyed circa 1786, and named in honour of British Colonel Henry Hope (c. 1746 – 1789), lieutenant-governor of Quebec from 1785 to 1789. At that time, the township also included the territory of Hope Town, Paspébiac, and Saint-Godefroi.^[1]

In 1913, Saint-Godefroi split off, and in 1936, Hope Town became a separate incorporated municipality.

The community of Saint-Jogues was formed in 1930 when 52 settlers were encouraged to colonize Gaspésie's interior during the Great Depression. By 1937, there were 300 residents in this village.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hope had a population of 584 living in 289 of its 320 total private dwellings, a change of 2.8% from its 2016 population of 568. With a land area of 70.55 km² (27.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.3/km² (21.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Canada census – Hope community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	584 (+2.8% from 2016)	568 (-9.8% from 2011)	630 (-13.5% from 2006)
Land area	70.55 km2 (27.24 sq mi)	70.55 km2 (27.24 sq mi)	70.49 km2 (27.22 sq mi)
Population density	8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)	8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age	60.0 (M: 59.6, F: 60.0)	58.7 (M: 56.8, F: 60.7)	55.7 (M: 54.4, F: 56.9)
Private dwellings	320 (total)  289 (occupied)	308 (total)	299 (total)
Median household income	$56,000	$47,360	$50,662

Notes: Includes corrections and updates for 2006.
References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8]

Historical Census Data - Hope, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1861 992 —     1871 1,459 +47.1% 1881 1,824 +25.0% 1891 2,114 +15.9% 1901 2,411 +14.0% 1911 2,101 −12.9% 1921 1,170 −44.3% 1931 1,212 +3.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1941 1,046 −13.7% 1951 1,286 +22.9% 1956 1,395 +8.5% 1961 1,270 −9.0% 1966 1,179 −7.2% 1971 1,210 +2.6% 1976 1,100 −9.1% 1981 979 −11.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1986 934 −4.6% 1991 857 −8.2% 1996 822 −4.1% 2001 746 −9.2% 2006 728 −2.4% 2011 630 −13.5% 2016 568 −9.8% 2021 584 +2.8%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 14.7%
• French as first language: 83.6%
• English and French as first language: 1.7%
• Other as first language: 0.0%

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of township municipalities in Quebec