Hilton, Ontario
Township in Ontario, Canada
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Hilton is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, comprising the southeast quadrant of St. Joseph Island in the Algoma District. It surrounds, but does not include, the independent village of Hilton Beach.
Hilton | |
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| Township of Hilton | |
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  Hilton Location within Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 83°53′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Settled | 1830s |
| Incorporated | 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Rodney Wood |
| • Governing Body | Hilton Township Council |
| • MP | Terry Sheehan (Liberal) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 114.77 km2 (44.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 38.2 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0R 1G0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
The township contains the rural community of Milford Haven (46°9′21″N 83°49′43″W).[2]
History
St. Joseph Island was originally Ojibway territory. In 1798, the Ojibway signed a treaty and sold the island to the British. By the late 1830s, Major William Rains had obtained a charter to colonize the island, and established Milford Haven (named after a seaside resort in Wales near Rains' hometown), complete with a store and saw mill in the southeast of the island.[3]
In 1883, Hilton Township was incorporated. In 1923, the Village of Hilton Beach was incorporated to form a separate municipality from the township.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hilton had a population of 382 living in 162 of its 335 total private dwellings, a change of 24.4% from its 2016 population of 307. With a land area of 114.77 km2 (44.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 382 (+24.4% from 2016) | 307 (+17.6% from 2011) | 261 (+7.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 114.77 km2 (44.31 sq mi) | 115.82 km2 (44.72 sq mi) | 115.78 km2 (44.70 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.8 (M: 56.8, F: 57.2) | 58.5 (M: 58.8, F: 56.8) | |
| Private dwellings | 335 (total) 162 (occupied) | 317 (total) 136 (occupied) | 367 (total) |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $68,864 |
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