Hillier, Ontario (1891 census)
Hillier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,890. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5763267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.983°N, 77.430°W.
Population
In 1891, Hillier had a population of 1,890: 942 male and 948 female residents. Population density was 30.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hillier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.10 |
| FAM NO | 454 |
| Number of families | 454 |
| Number of females | 948 |
| Number of males | 942 |
| Number of married females | 419 |
| Number of married males | 416 |
| Number of married persons | 835 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 948 |
| POP M | 942 |
| POP TOT | 1,890 |
| Total population | 1,890 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 961 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,886 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 448 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 42 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 15 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 391 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 384 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 62 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 247 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 450 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,399 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 869 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,959 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,121 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,177 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,241 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,005 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,126 |
| Acres of oats | 1,791 |
| Acres of potatoes | 200 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,205 |
| BAR AC | 5,399 |
| BAR BU | 85,557 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 85,557 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 24,252 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,074 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30,348 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,792 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 69,392 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,448 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,466 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,958 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,945 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,648 |
| BWT BU | 24,252 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| CRN BU | 30,348 |
| HAY AC | 3,241 |
| HAY TONS | 3,497 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 229 |
| Number of chickens | 16,670 |
| Number of ducks | 1,019 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 304 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 78 |
| Number of geese | 711 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 480 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,174 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,236 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 390 |
| Number of other cattle | 867 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 133 |
| Number of sheep | 959 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 374 |
| Number of swine | 1,080 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 833 |
| Number of turkeys | 715 |
| OAT AC | 1,791 |
| OAT BU | 33,792 |
| PEA BU | 69,392 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 15,448 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 459 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,546 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,763 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,369 |
| RYE BU | 3,466 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,497 |
| WHT AC | 1,205 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6,648 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,958 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 115 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 97 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,369 |
| CATTLE KS | 229 |
| CHEESE LB | 459 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 459 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 502 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 961 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,546 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 480 |
| DUCKS | 1,019 |
| FAMILIES | 454 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,763 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 711 |
| GRA BU | 1,074 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,670 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,174 |
| HOUSES | 448 |
| HOUSES B | 42 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 384 |
| HOUSES S | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 247 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 391 |
| INF 11 A | 133 |
| MD FEM | 419 |
| MD MALE | 416 |
| MD TOT | 835 |
| MILK COWS | 1,236 |
| NAME CD | Prince Edward |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 78 |
| OC P | 304 |
| OC TOT | 390 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 867 |
| OTHERS | 1,886 |
| SHEEP | 959 |
| SHEEP KS | 374 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 28,005 |
| SUP FOR | 4,121 |
| SUP JV | 869 |
| SUP PAT | 2,959 |
| SUP SC | 24,177 |
| SUP TOT | 32,126 |
| SWINE | 1,080 |
| SWINE KS | 833 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 450 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 6,945 |
| TURKEY | 715 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 70 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hillier-on113004-1891/.