Hope Town, Quebec

Hope Town is a municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Despite its name, the place does not have a "town" (ville) status.

Hope Town
Municipality
Hopetown welcome sign
Location within Bonaventure RCM
Hope Town Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°10′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Bonaventure
Settled	1768
Constituted	November 21, 1936
Named after	Henry Hope
Government [2]
• Mayor	Linda McWhirter
• Federal riding	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj
• Prov. riding	Bonaventure
Area [2][3]
• Total	51.44 km2 (19.86 sq mi)
• Land	51.26 km2 (19.79 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	334
• Density	6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	1.5%
• Dwellings	167
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 3C1
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.municipalite hopetown.com

History

In 1768, the first pioneer arrived, a certain Duncan McRae, a soldier of the 78th Fraser Highlanders and native of Dundee in Scotland. His friend and fellow soldier John Ross, who also served in General Wolfe's army, is thought to be the one that attributed the name "Hope" to the place. In 1786, a wave of Loyalists followed and the village was really established.^[1]

In 1936, the place separated from Hope Township and was incorporated as the Municipality of Hope East. In 1953, it was renamed to Hope Town.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Hope Town community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	334 (-1.5% from 2016)	339 (-1.5% from 2011)	344 (-0.9% from 2006)
Land area	51.26 km2 (19.79 sq mi)	50.91 km2 (19.66 sq mi)	50.11 km2 (19.35 sq mi)
Population density	6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Median age	50.8 (M: 52.0, F: 49.2)	51.2 (M: 51.8, F: 50.7)	52.7 (M: 52.1, F: 53.5)
Private dwellings	167 (total)  142 (occupied)	170 (total)  139 (occupied)	179 (total)
Median household income	$61,200	$47,744	$50,325

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Hope Town, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1941 640 —     1951 570 −10.9% 1956 571 +0.2% 1961 486 −14.9% 1966 446 −8.2% 1971 365 −18.2% 1976 355 −2.7% 1981 358 +0.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1986 373 +4.2% 1991 376 +0.8% 1996 371 −1.3% 2001 340 −8.4% 2006 347 +2.1% 2011 344 −0.9% 2016 339 −1.5% 2021 334 −1.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[7]

Language

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 56.7%
• French as first language: 38.8%
• English and French as first language: 3.0%
• Other as first language: 1.5%

Government

List of former mayors:

• Léon Dubé (...–2009)
• Lisa Marie MacWhirter (2009–2013)
• Linda MacWhirter (2013–present)

See also

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