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 29.8 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 33,381 area in acres, 1,554 total population, 790 males in the population, 764 females in the population, 404 families, 388 single (never-married) males, 369 married males, 358 married females, 342 single (never-married) females, 54 widowed females, 52.16 area in square miles, 33 widowed males, 29.79 population per square mile, 6 divorced females, 4 females with marital status not given. 1,647 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 698 persons of British origin (English), 449 persons of British origin (Irish), 169 persons of Dutch origin, 149 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of German origin, 23 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,086 Methodists, 219 Anglicans (Church of England), 129 Presbyterians, 32 Friends (Quakers), 26 Baptists, 26 Roman Catholics, 16 Congregationalists, 14 Disciples of Christ, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 393 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.