Howard, Ontario (1871 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,512. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.455°N, 81.911°W.
Population
In 1871, Howard had a population of 4,512: 2,379 male and 2,134 female residents. Population density was 43.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,976 |
| 1871 | 4,512 |
| 1881 | 3,962 |
| 1891 | 3,626 |
| 1901 | 3,243 |
| 1911 | 2,958 |
| 1921 | 2,897 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ridgetown, Town—Ville, 1881 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 840 |
| Number of females | 2,134 |
| Number of males | 2,379 |
| Number of married females | 744 |
| Number of married males | 743 |
| Number of married persons | 1,487 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 72 |
| Number of widowed persons | 169 |
| Total population | 4,512 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,564 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,856 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 844 |
| Number of occupied houses | 845 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 46,474 |
| BWT BU | 712 |
| CRN BU | 64,560 |
| HAY AC | 5,859 |
| HAY TONS | 7,374 |
| OAT BU | 68,441 |
| PEA BU | 5,767 |
| POT AC | 412 |
| POT BU | 41,696 |
| RYE BU | 536 |
| Total area (acres) | 59,770 |
| WHT SP BU | 978 |
| WHT WTR BU | 61,363 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,527 |
| AREA | 59,770 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 13,942 |
| CD | 3 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 840 |
| FEMALE | 2,133 |
| GRA BU | 1,778 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 845 |
| INHABITED | 844 |
| MALE | 2,379 |
| MARRIED F | 744 |
| MARRIED M | 743 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,487 |
| POPULATION | 4,512 |
| ROOT BU | 3,948 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,292 |
| SINGLE M | 1,564 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,856 |
| TUR BU | 5,435 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 97 |
| WIDOWED M | 72 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 169 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Howard, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howard-on003001-1871/.