Hilliard, Ontario
Hilliard | |
|---|---|
| Township of Hilliard | |
Hilliardton | |
Hilliard | |
| Coordinates: 47°43′30″N 79°42′00″W / 47.72500°N 79.70000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Incorporated | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Laurie Bolesworth |
| • Fed. riding | Nipissing—Timiskaming |
| • Prov. riding | Timiskaming—Cochrane |
| Area | |
| • Land | 91.27 km2 (35.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 215 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0J 1S0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | townshipofhilliard |
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.
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 3.9% from its 2016 population of 207. With a land area of 91.27 km2 (35.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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Mother tongue (2021):[1]
- English as first language: 74.4%
- French as first language: 20.9%
- English and French as first language: 2.3%
- Other as first language: 4.7%
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Hilliard, Ontario (Code 3554034) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "ePodunk: Hilliard community profile". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ Township of Hilliard Official Plan (PDF) (Report). Tunnoch Consulting Ltd. November 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ 2011 Census Profile
- ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.