Howard, Ontario (1911 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.455°N, 81.912°W.
Population
In 1911, Howard had a population of 2,958: 1,535 male and 1,423 female residents. Population density was 31.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 60,900 area in acres, 2,958 total population, 1,535 males in the population, 1,423 females in the population, 856 single (never-married) males, 726 single (never-married) females, 718 families, 616 married males, 606 married females, 95.16 area in square miles, 91 widowed females, 57 widowed males, 31.08 population per square mile, 4 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 3,243 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,418 persons of British origin (English), 789 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 505 persons of British origin (Irish), 178 persons of German origin, 37 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,098 Methodists, 785 Presbyterians, 508 Anglicans (Church of England), 322 Baptists, 102 Roman Catholics, 65 Disciples of Christ, 28 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 25 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 15 Adventists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Congregationalists, 3 Lutherans, 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 709 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howard-on084003-1911/.