Hillier, Ontario (1901 census)
Hillier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,647. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5763267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.983°N, 77.430°W.
Population
In 1901, Hillier had a population of 1,647: 823 male and 824 female residents. Population density was 26.6 people per square mile.
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 1901
In the 1901 census, Hillier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 424 |
| Number of females | 824 |
| Number of males | 823 |
| Number of married females | 387 |
| Number of married males | 389 |
| Number of single females | 380 |
| Number of single males | 408 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| POP F | 824 |
| POP M | 823 |
| POP TOT | 1,647 |
| Total population | 1,647 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 420 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 33,381 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 33,381 |
| FAMILIES | 424 |
| HOUSES | 420 |
| MARRIED F | 387 |
| MARRIED M | 389 |
| SINGLE F | 380 |
| SINGLE M | 408 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109004— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hillier-on109004-1901/.