Howe Island, Ontario (1901 census)
Howe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 361. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.276°N, 76.275°W.
Population
In 1901, Howe Island had a population of 361: 192 male and 169 female residents. Population density was 24.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 479 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 361 |
| 1911 | 408 |
| 1921 | 274 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of females | 169 |
| Number of males | 192 |
| Number of married females | 56 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of single females | 103 |
| Number of single males | 131 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP F | 169 |
| POP M | 192 |
| POP TOT | 361 |
| Total population | 361 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 62 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 8,192 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 8,192 |
| FAMILIES | 62 |
| HOUSES | 62 |
| MARRIED F | 56 |
| MARRIED M | 58 |
| SINGLE F | 103 |
| SINGLE M | 131 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261792
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Howe Island, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howe-island-on061002-1901/.