Howard, Ontario (1921 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.455°N, 81.912°W.
Population
In 1921, Howard had a population of 2,897: 1,528 male and 1,369 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,897 total population, 1,528 males in the population, 1,369 females in the population, 1,334 males born in Canada, 1,211 females born in Canada, 122 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 93 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 72 males born outside the British Empire, 65 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,743 persons of British origin (English), 505 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 337 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of German origin, 70 persons of French origin, 42 persons of Belgian origin, 31 persons of British origin (other), 21 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of Ukrainian origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,052 Methodists, 719 Presbyterians, 487 Anglicans (Church of England), 284 Baptists, 192 Roman Catholics, 55 Disciples of Christ, 35 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 25 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 11 Adventists, 10 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Lutherans, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Jews, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121005— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howard-on121005-1921/.