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Hopetown
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10,259
2,563
5,7%
27,7%
70%
70,2%
Hopetown was founded in 1853 or 1854 and is said to have been named after Major William Hope, Auditor-General and Acting Secretary of the Cape. However, there is a tradition linking the name of the town to an ornament in the shape of an anchor, which symbolises hope. The first diamond to be discovered in South Africa, called the Eureka, was found in Hopetown. (GPS coordinates: 29.6381 S, 24.0855 E).
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- Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.
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Key Statistics 2011
| Total population | 10,259 |
| Young (0-14) | 31,1% |
| Working Age (15-64) | 63,1% |
| Elderly (65+) | 5,8% |
| Dependency ratio | 58,4 |
| Sex ratio | 98,6 |
| Population density | 139 persons/km2 |
| No schooling aged 20+ | 15,3% |
| Higher education aged 20+ | 5,7% |
| Matric aged 20+ | 18,5% |
| Number of households | 2,563 |
| Average household size | 3,9 |
| Female headed households | 39% |
| Formal dwellings | 69,9% |
| Housing owned/paying off | 56,3% |
| Flush toilet connected to sewerage | 70,2% |
| Weekly refuse removal | 78,7% |
| Piped water inside dwelling | 27,7% |
| Electricity for lighting | 70% |