Hillier, Ontario (1851 census)
Hillier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,962. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5763267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.983°N, 77.429°W.
Population
In 1851, Hillier had a population of 2,962: 1,514 male and 1,448 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,962 |
| 1861 | 3,153 |
| 1871 | 2,224 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,890 |
| 1901 | 1,647 |
| 1911 | 1,554 |
| 1921 | 1,628 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Hillier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,962 total population, 1,514 males, 1,448 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,396, Female members of the family who are present: 1,325, 1,045 single males, 952 single females, 484 families, 459 married females, 450 married males, 444 males attending school, 325 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 123, Males present who are not members of the family: 118, 47 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 45, 44 female births, 37 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 25, 19 widowed males, 7 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 234 males aged 5 to 10, 217 single males aged 10 to 15, 210 single females aged 10 to 15, 198 females aged 5 to 10, 198 single males aged 15 to 20, 181 single females aged 15 to 20, 156 married females aged 20 to 30, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 133 married males aged 30 to 40, 127 married females aged 30 to 40, 107 married males aged 20 to 30, 98 married males aged 40 to 50, 92 single females aged 20 to 30, 91 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 females aged 2 to 3, 57 females aged 1 to 2, 56 males under age 1, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 52 females under age 1, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 39 females age 3 to 4, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,242 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 318 persons originating in Ireland, 221 persons originating in the United States, 77 persons originating in England or Wales, 51 persons originating in New Brunswick, 31 French Canadians, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 4 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 79,270 pounds of homemade butter, 55,347 bushels of peas, 39,597 bushels of wheat, 32,524 acres of land in farms, 29,728 bushels of oats, 22,013 bushels of corn, 20,890 pounds of maple sugar, 20,339 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,145 bushels of buckwheat, 15,105 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,172 bushels of potatoes, 14,090 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,913 bushels of barley, 12,185 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,351 acres of farmland under crops, 9,024 gallons of cider, 8,533 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,610 bushels of turnips, 4,859 sheep, 4,575 acres of wheat, 4,077 bushels of rye, 2,587 acres of peas, 2,264 tons of hay, 1,337 barrels of pork, 1,200 milk cows, 1,169 swine, 1,158 horses, 1,076 acres of oats, 940 acres of buckwheat, 929 acres of corn, 750 calves and heifers, 512 acres of barley, 455 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 396 acres of rye, 346 occupants of farms, 291 acres of potatoes, 275 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 230 bulls, oxen, or steers, 215 barrels of beef, 176 bushels of beans, 108 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 100 pounds of flax or hemp, 94 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 93 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 91 pounds of hops, 86 bushels of carrots, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 48 acres of turnips, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,286 yards of flannel, $3,225 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,358 yards of fulled cloth, 1,200 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $975 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $350 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 300 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 150 tanneries returning capital, $100 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 7 saw mills, 7 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 4 grist mills returning capital, 4 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 7,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 5,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $75 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1,748 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5763267
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillier,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Hillier, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hillier-on032004-1851/.