Howard, Ontario (1881 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,962. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.455°N, 81.912°W.
Population
In 1881, Howard had a population of 3,962: 2,097 male and 1,865 female residents. Population density was 38.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 801 |
| Number of families | 801 |
| Number of females | 1,865 |
| Number of males | 2,097 |
| Number of married females | 685 |
| Number of married males | 681 |
| Number of married persons | 1,366 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| POP TOT | 3,962 |
| Total population | 3,962 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,095 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,362 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,457 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 799 |
| Number of occupied houses | 799 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,199 |
| Acres of potatoes | 236 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,159 |
| BAR BU | 12,316 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,316 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,259 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 132,330 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 106,395 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,393 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 45,862 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,863 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,007 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,919 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 199,774 |
| BWT BU | 628 |
| CRN BU | 132,330 |
| HAY AC | 5,199 |
| HAY TONS | 6,341 |
| OAT BU | 106,395 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 45,862 |
| POT AC | 236 |
| POT BU | 34,863 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,341 |
| WHT AC | 10,159 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,007 |
| WHT WTR BU | 199,774 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,095 |
| C UNMD M | 1,362 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,457 |
| D OCC | 799 |
| FEMALE | 1,865 |
| GRA BU | 1,259 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 799 |
| H UNINH | 42 |
| MALE | 2,097 |
| MD F | 685 |
| MD M | 681 |
| MD TOT | 1,366 |
| NUMBER CD | 178 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,393 |
| TUR BU | 7,919 |
| WID F | 85 |
| WID M | 54 |
| WID TOT | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON178001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howard-on178001-1881/.