Hillier, Ontario (1881 census)
Hillier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,192. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5763267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.983°N, 77.430°W.
Population
In 1881, Hillier had a population of 2,192: 1,123 male and 1,069 female residents. Population density was 35.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hillier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 478 |
| Number of families | 478 |
| Number of females | 1,069 |
| Number of males | 1,123 |
| Number of married females | 447 |
| Number of married males | 442 |
| Number of married persons | 889 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP TOT | 2,192 |
| Total population | 2,192 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 558 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 658 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,216 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 464 |
| Number of occupied houses | 467 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,611 |
| Acres of potatoes | 287 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,123 |
| BAR BU | 152,026 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 152,026 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,327 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36,425 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,094 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,165 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14,946 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,528 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,924 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,645 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,211 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,286 |
| BWT BU | 6,327 |
| CRN BU | 36,425 |
| HAY AC | 2,611 |
| HAY TONS | 2,341 |
| OAT BU | 37,094 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14,946 |
| POT AC | 287 |
| POT BU | 25,528 |
| RYE BU | 5,924 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,341 |
| WHT AC | 1,123 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,645 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,286 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 558 |
| C UNMD M | 658 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,216 |
| D OCC | 467 |
| FEMALE | 1,069 |
| GRA BU | 563 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 464 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,123 |
| MD F | 447 |
| MD M | 442 |
| MD TOT | 889 |
| NUMBER CD | 119 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,165 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,211 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hillier-on119005-1881/.