Howard, Ontario (1861 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,976. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.455°N, 81.911°W.
Population
In 1861, Howard had a population of 3,976: 2,033 male and 1,943 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Howard & Orford, 1851 (53.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,976 total population, 2,033 males, 1,943 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,904, Female members of the family who are present: 1,818, 1,335 single males, 1,232 single females, 650 married males, 627 married females, 395 males attending school, 325 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 129, Females present who are not members of the family: 125, 88 male births, 84 widowed females, 83 female births, 48 widowed males, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 9 adult females unable to read or write, 3 lunatic females, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 284 females aged 5 to 10, 270 males aged 5 to 10, 264 single females aged 10 to 15, 263 single males aged 10 to 15, 207 married females aged 30 to 40, 200 single females aged 15 to 20, 193 single males aged 15 to 20, 190 married males aged 30 to 40, 187 married females aged 20 to 30, 187 single males aged 20 to 30, 163 married males aged 40 to 50, 149 married males aged 20 to 30, 114 married females aged 40 to 50, 105 single females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 50 to 60, 82 males aged 1 to 2, 78 females aged 1 to 2, 69 males aged 2 to 3, 68 married females aged 50 to 60, 66 females aged 2 to 3, 65 females age 3 to 4, 64 males aged 3 to 4, 59 males aged 4 to 5, 58 females aged 4 to 5, 49 married males aged 60 to 70, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 males of unknown age, 21 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 females of unknown age, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,718 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 384 persons originating in England or Wales, 308 persons originating in Scotland, 259 persons originating in Ireland, 204 persons originating in the United States, 37 negroes or coloured persons, 28 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 25 persons originating in New Brunswick, 24 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 21 male negroes or coloured persons, 16 female negroes or coloured persons, 9 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in France, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons originating in the West Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,041,195 value farms (dollars), $183,989 value all livestock, 97,591 pounds of homemade butter, $80,851 value farm implements in dollars, 71,466 bushels of oats, $63,675 value horses aged over 3 years, 47,628 acres of land in farms, 45,026 bushels of potatoes, 44,092 bushels of corn, 39,784 bushels of peas, 32,104 bushels of winter wheat, 28,625 bushels of turnips, 26,283 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,986 pounds of maple sugar, 21,345 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,266 pounds of wool produced on farms, 15,490 gallons of cider, 13,802 acres of farmland under crops, 11,314 bushels of spring wheat, 7,742 bushels of buckwheat, 7,163 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,686 sheep, 5,413 swine, 5,254 bushels of barley, 5,120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $4,287 value garden and orchard crops, 3,600 tons of hay, 3,397 bushels of beans, 2,993 bushels of carrots, 2,593 bushels of rye, 2,347 calves and heifers, 2,043 acres of oats, 1,923 acres of peas, 1,729 acres of winter wheat, 1,679 acres of corn, 1,674 milk cows, 1,243 barrels of pork, 1,055 horses aged over 3 years, 938 acres of spring wheat, 462 occupants of farms, 453 acres of buckwheat, 390 acres of potatoes, 383 horses aged 3 years and under, 380 acres of farmland in gardens, 330 bulls, oxen, or steers, 280 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 245 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 205 acres of barley, 200 barrels of beef, 199 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 169 acres of rye, 130 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 125 pounds of flax or hemp, 101 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 82 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 79 acres of turnips, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 8,260 yards of flannel, $5,982 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,626 yards of fulled cloth, $1,035 value carriages for hire (dollars), 109 carriages for pleasure, 17 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, 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:
ON080006— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howard-on080006-1861/.