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 density was 28.1 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,369 |
| POP M | 1,528 |
| POP TOT | 2,897 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 11 |
| ANGLICANS | 487 |
| BAPTISTS | 284 |
| BRIT BORN F | 93 |
| BRIT BORN M | 122 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,743 |
| BRIT IRISH | 337 |
| BRIT OTHER | 31 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 505 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,211 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,334 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 55 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 42 |
| EUR DUTCH | 21 |
| EUR FRENCH | 70 |
| EUR GERMAN | 114 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 6 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 65 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 72 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 10 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 1,052 |
| MORMONS | 35 |
| OTHER SECTS | 25 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 719 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 192 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
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/.