Howe Island, Ontario (1921 census)
Howe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 274. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.276°N, 76.275°W.
Population
In 1921, Howe Island had a population of 274: 143 male and 131 female residents. Population density was 18.7 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, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 131 |
| POP M | 143 |
| POP TOT | 274 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 26 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 7 |
| BRIT IRISH | 170 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 9 |
| CAN BORN F | 116 |
| CAN BORN M | 129 |
| EUR FRENCH | 81 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 233 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111006— 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 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). "Howe Island, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howe-island-on111006-1921/.