Hilton, Ontario (1921 census)
Hilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 522. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8273184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.206°N, 83.862°W.
Population
In 1921, Hilton had a population of 522: 287 male and 235 female residents. Population density was 10.0 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Hilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 235 |
| POP M | 287 |
| POP TOT | 522 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 117 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 24 |
| BRIT BORN M | 32 |
| BRIT ENG | 433 |
| BRIT IRISH | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 17 |
| CAN BORN F | 200 |
| CAN BORN M | 244 |
| EUR FRENCH | 40 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 127 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 170 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102035— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hilton-on102035-1921/.