Hilton, Ontario (1911 census)
Hilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 378. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8273184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.206°N, 83.862°W.
Population
In 1911, Hilton had a population of 378: 173 male and 164 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Hilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 378 total population, 173 males in the population, 164 females in the population, 99 single (never-married) males, 87 families, 85 single (never-married) females, 69 married females, 67 married males, 10 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 2 divorced males. 407 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 144 persons of British origin (English), 114 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 80 persons of British origin (Irish), 25 persons of French origin, 14 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 322 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 51 Roman Catholics, 3 Presbyterians, 1 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 83 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055009— 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 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). "Hilton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hilton-on055009-1911/.