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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 274 total population, 143 males in the population, 131 females in the population, 129 males born in Canada, 116 females born in Canada, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 10 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 170 persons of British origin (Irish), 81 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 233 Roman Catholics, 26 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Methodists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.