Hilton, Manitoba

Hilton
Unincorporated community
Hilton, 1912
Hilton, 1912
Hilton is located in Manitoba
Hilton
Hilton
Location within Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°30′22″N 99°31′30″W / 49.50611°N 99.52500°W / 49.50611; -99.52500
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionWestman
MunicipalityPrairie Lakes
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNBC CodeGAKWP[1]

Hilton is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes, Manitoba, Canada.[1][2]

History

Hilton was established when the Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway constructed a line through the region in the 1880s.[3]

The Hilton School District was established in 1885, and a school was erected.[4] The school closed in 1961.[4] In 1895, the population was 200, and the settlement featured "a full range of rural village businesses" including a hardware store, livery, post office, restaurant, boarding house, two blacksmiths, two general stores, and three grain elevators.[3][5] Hilton also had a race track, curling rink, pool room, and two churches.[5]

Hilton began to decline in 1898, after the railway completed a branch travelling west from nearby Hartney Junction, cutting off Hilton's freight traffic.[5][6] Businesses in Hilton closed down, and several residents moved away or moved their houses to neighbouring farms.[6] In 1909, the population had declined to 100.[5]

In 1952, a United Church was erected after the previous church was destroyed by fire; it is now a municipal historic site.[3]

The population had declined to nine in 1987.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hilton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ↑ "Hilton". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Belmont Area / 2. Hilton". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Hilton School No. 395". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Hilton Heritage. Hilton History Book Committee. 1987. pp. 10, 13.
  6. 1 2 "Hartney Junction". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

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