Howe Island, Ontario (1891 census)
Howe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.276°N, 76.275°W.
Population
In 1891, Howe Island had a population of 422: 211 male and 211 female residents. Population density was 28.8 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 69 |
| Number of families | 69 |
| Number of females | 211 |
| Number of males | 211 |
| Number of married females | 60 |
| Number of married males | 60 |
| Number of married persons | 120 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 211 |
| POP M | 211 |
| POP TOT | 422 |
| Total population | 422 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 140 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 146 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 286 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 56 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 366 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 68 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 66 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 66 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of occupied houses | 68 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 403 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 185 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,517 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 562 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,786 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,103 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,488 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,050 |
| Acres of oats | 902 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 398 |
| BAR AC | 403 |
| BAR BU | 5,414 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,414 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,141 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,497 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,604 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,867 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 330 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 57 |
| HAY AC | 2,103 |
| HAY TONS | 2,514 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 128 |
| Number of chickens | 2,840 |
| Number of ducks | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 128 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 86 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 216 |
| Number of milk cows | 328 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 67 |
| Number of other cattle | 424 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 623 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 476 |
| Number of swine | 222 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 188 |
| Number of turkeys | 288 |
| OAT AC | 902 |
| OAT BU | 19,141 |
| PEA BU | 8,497 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 2,604 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,705 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,725 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,514 |
| WHT AC | 398 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,867 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,725 |
| CATTLE KS | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 286 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,705 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 86 |
| DUCKS | 100 |
| FAMILIES | 69 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 56 |
| GEESE | 128 |
| GRA BU | 119 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,840 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 216 |
| HOUSES | 68 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 66 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 60 |
| MD MALE | 60 |
| MD TOT | 120 |
| MILK COWS | 328 |
| NAME CD | Frontenac |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 61 |
| OC TOT | 67 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 424 |
| OTHERS | 366 |
| SHEEP | 623 |
| SHEEP KS | 476 |
| SUP AM | 7,488 |
| SUP FOR | 562 |
| SUP JV | 185 |
| SUP PAT | 1,517 |
| SUP SC | 5,786 |
| SUP TOT | 8,050 |
| SWINE | 222 |
| SWINE KS | 188 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 68 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 330 |
| TURKEY | 288 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howe-island-on064002-1891/.