Hilton, Ontario (1891 census)
Hilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 389. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8273184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.222°N, 83.844°W.
Population
In 1891, Hilton had a population of 389: 204 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 387.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 389 |
| 1901 | 407 |
| 1911 | 378 |
| 1921 | 522 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Joseph, 1881 (0.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hilton, 1901 (1.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 70 |
| Number of families | 70 |
| Number of females | 185 |
| Number of males | 204 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 65 |
| Number of married persons | 126 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 185 |
| POP M | 204 |
| POP TOT | 389 |
| Total population | 389 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 116 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 135 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 251 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 27 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 362 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 66 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 66 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 33 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 539 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,613 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,040 |
| Acres of hay crops | 582 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,600 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,213 |
| Acres of oats | 134 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 33 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 123 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,145 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,083 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,009 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,780 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 168 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 582 |
| HAY TONS | 738 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 96 |
| Number of chickens | 777 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 58 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 71 |
| Number of milk cows | 133 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 60 |
| Number of other cattle | 170 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 92 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 61 |
| Number of swine | 78 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 96 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 134 |
| OAT BU | 2,145 |
| PEA BU | 1,083 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 4,009 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 508 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,130 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 738 |
| WHT AC | 33 |
| WHT FALL BU | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 327 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,130 |
| CATTLE KS | 96 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 116 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 135 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 251 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 508 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 70 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 27 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 777 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 71 |
| HOUSES | 66 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 66 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 61 |
| MD MALE | 65 |
| MD TOT | 126 |
| MILK COWS | 133 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 58 |
| OC TOT | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 170 |
| OTHERS | 362 |
| SHEEP | 92 |
| SHEEP KS | 61 |
| SUP AM | 1,600 |
| SUP FOR | 8,613 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 539 |
| SUP SC | 1,040 |
| SUP TOT | 10,213 |
| SWINE | 78 |
| SWINE KS | 96 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 69 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,780 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8273184
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton,_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). "Hilton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hilton-on046009-1891/.