Hilliard, Ontario

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Hilliard
Township (single-tier)
Township of Hilliard
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Hilliardton
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Hilliard
Coordinates: 47°43′30″N79°42′00″W / 47.72500°N 79.70000°W / 47.72500; -79.70000
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Timiskaming
Incorporated1910
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveLaurie Bolesworth
 • Fed. riding Nipissing—Timiskaming
 • Prov. riding Timiskaming—Cochrane
Area
[1]
 • Land91.27 km2 (35.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
215
 • Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0J 1S0
Area codes 705, 249
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Hilliard is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District. Its main community is Hilliardton, located along Secondary Highway 569. The smaller communities of Couttsville and Whitewood Grove are also located within the township.

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The township, named in honour of Daniel Hilliard, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1888, [2] was incorporated in 1910. Its primary economic activity is agriculture. [3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hilliard had a population of 215 living in 87 of its 93 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical census populations – Hilliard, Ontario
YearPop.±%
1901 5—    
1911 310+6100.0%
1921 400+29.0%
1931 411+2.8%
1941 417+1.5%
1951 380−8.9%
1956 373−1.8%
YearPop.±%
1961 398+6.7%
1966 385−3.3%
1971 383−0.5%
1976 321−16.2%
1981 307−4.4%
1986 298−2.9%
1991 248−16.8%
YearPop.±%
1996 253+2.0%
2001 241−4.7%
2006 222−7.9%
2011 204−8.1%
2016 207+1.5%
2021 215+3.9%
2016 Population figure based on revised count. [4]
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Mother tongue (2021): [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hilliard, Ontario (Code 3554034) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  2. ↑ "ePodunk: Hilliard community profile". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  3. ↑ Township of Hilliard Official Plan (PDF) (Report). Tunnoch Consulting Ltd. November 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  5. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  6. ↑ 2011 Census Profile
  7. ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  8. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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