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 28.7 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,243 |
| POP F | 1,423 |
| POP M | 1,535 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 31.08 |
| POP TOT | 2,958 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 15 |
| ANGLICANS | 508 |
| AREA ACRES | 60,900 |
| AREA SQ MI | 95.16 |
| BAPTISTS | 322 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,418 |
| BRIT IRISH | 505 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 789 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DISCIPLES | 65 |
| DUTCH | 14 |
| DWELLINGS | 709 |
| F MARRIED | 606 |
| F SINGLE | 726 |
| F WIDOWED | 91 |
| FAMILIES | 718 |
| FRENCH | 37 |
| GERMAN | 178 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 616 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 856 |
| M WIDOWED | 57 |
| METHODISTS | 1,098 |
| MORMONS | 28 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 785 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 102 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 25 |
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/.