Hillier, Ontario (1861 census)
Hillier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,153. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5763267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.983°N, 77.429°W.
Population
In 1861, Hillier had a population of 3,153: 1,618 male and 1,535 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wellington, Village, 1871 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Hillier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,153 total population, 1,618 males, 1,535 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,362, Female members of the family who are present: 1,333, 1,132 single males, 1,032 single females, 461 married males, 459 married females, 283 females attending school, 260 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 256, Females present who are not members of the family: 202, 62 male births, 54 female births, 46 adult females unable to read or write, 44 widowed females, 42 adult males unable to read or write, 25 widowed males, 3 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 222 females aged 5 to 10, 222 males aged 5 to 10, 221 single females aged 10 to 15, 220 single males aged 10 to 15, 200 single males aged 15 to 20, 189 single females aged 15 to 20, 160 married females aged 20 to 30, 152 single males aged 20 to 30, 139 married males aged 30 to 40, 125 married females aged 30 to 40, 117 married males aged 20 to 30, 96 single females aged 20 to 30, 93 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married males aged 50 to 60, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 54 married females aged 50 to 60, 52 females aged 2 to 3, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 49 females age 3 to 4, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 43 single males aged 30 to 40, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,592 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 252 persons originating in Ireland, 151 persons originating in the United States, 81 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in Scotland, 29 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 4 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,139,826 value farms (dollars), 799,141 bushels of peas, $127,222 value all livestock, 93,906 bushels of barley, 80,080 pounds of homemade butter, $68,930 value horses aged over 3 years, 37,295 bushels of potatoes, 36,577 bushels of oats, 35,039 bushels of buckwheat, $34,349 value farm implements in dollars, 32,975 acres of land in farms, 32,071 bushels of rye, 31,821 pounds of maple sugar, 31,555 bushels of spring wheat, 24,664 acres of farmland under cultivation, 23,185 bushels of corn, 16,527 acres of farmland under crops, 11,561 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,354 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,311 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,691 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,870 gallons of cider, 6,660 bushels of turnips, $5,209 value garden and orchard crops, 4,347 bushels of winter wheat, 3,851 bushels of carrots, 3,587 sheep, 3,573 acres of peas, 3,532 acres of barley, 2,464 acres of rye, 1,843 acres of buckwheat, 1,786 acres of spring wheat, 1,656 tons of hay, 1,218 milk cows, 1,149 acres of oats, 1,033 horses aged over 3 years, 1,020 acres of corn, 1,012 barrels of pork, 930 swine, 823 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 789 calves and heifers, 517 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 446 acres of farmland in gardens, 443 acres of winter wheat, 409 acres of potatoes, 310 horses aged 3 years and under, 264 occupants of farms, 255 barrels of beef, 218 bushels of beans, 215 bulls, oxen, or steers, 180 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 115 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 46 pounds of hops, 41 acres of turnips, 23 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 pounds of flax or hemp, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $22,643 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,431 yards of flannel, 2,214 yards of fulled cloth, $635 value carriages for hire (dollars), 518 carriages for pleasure, 8 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3,690 pounds of fresh fish sold, 1,020 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hillier-on095004-1861/.