Howard, Ontario (1891 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.455°N, 81.912°W.
Population
In 1891, Howard had a population of 3,626: 1,886 male and 1,740 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,626 total population, 1,886 males, 1,740 females, 1,323 married persons, 778 families, 662 married females, 661 married males, 136 widowed persons, 90 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,167 single persons under 18, 1,179 single males under 18, 988 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,623 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 769 houses, 769 occupied houses, 667 houses built of wood, 457 houses of 1 story, 419 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 302 houses of 2 stories, 105 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 98 houses built of brick, 79 houses of 5 rooms, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 205,912 pounds of homemade butter, 190,555 bushels of corn, 148,721 bushels of winter wheat, 120,899 bushels of oats, 103,868 bushels of beans, 58,843 acres of land in farms, 49,286 acres of improved land in farms, 42,465 bushels of turnips, 38,435 acres of farmland under crops, 33,658 bushels of potatoes, 26,876 chickens, 21,527 bushels of peas, 17,388 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,753 tons of hay, 9,557 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,330 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,871 bushels of barley, 8,284 acres of wheat, 6,788 swine slaughtered or sold, 6,632 acres of hay crops, 6,387 swine, 5,438 bushels of spring wheat, 4,594 sheep, 4,379 other cattle, 4,246 acres of oats, 2,286 milk cows, 2,262 bushels of rye, 2,189 cattle killed or sold, 1,916 horses aged over 3 years, 1,643 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,521 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,137 turkeys, 1,110 bushels of buckwheat, 1,073 geese, 1,073 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 910 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 909 horses aged 3 years and under, 700 occupants of farms, 690 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 606 farm occupants who own their land, 490 ducks, 441 acres of barley, 264 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 248 acres of potatoes, 151 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 140 other fowl, 128 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 122 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 108 acres of turnips, 94 farm occupants who rent their land, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Lampman | 1861–1899 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howard-on061004-1891/.