Hillier, Ontario (1911 census)
Hillier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,554. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5763267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.983°N, 77.430°W.
Population
In 1911, Hillier had a population of 1,554: 790 male and 764 female residents. Population density was 25.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Hillier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,647 |
| POP F | 764 |
| POP M | 790 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.79 |
| POP TOT | 1,554 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 219 |
| AREA ACRES | 33,381 |
| AREA SQ MI | 52.16 |
| BAPTISTS | 26 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 698 |
| BRIT IRISH | 449 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 149 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 16 |
| DISCIPLES | 14 |
| DUTCH | 169 |
| DWELLINGS | 393 |
| F DIVORCED | 6 |
| F MARRIED | 358 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 342 |
| F WIDOWED | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 404 |
| FRENCH | 23 |
| FRIENDS | 32 |
| GERMAN | 52 |
| M MARRIED | 369 |
| M SINGLE | 388 |
| M WIDOWED | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 1,086 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 129 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 26 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hillier-on115004-1911/.