Howe Island, Ontario (1881 census)
Howe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.276°N, 76.275°W.
Population
In 1881, Howe Island had a population of 479: 248 male and 231 female residents. Population density was 32.6 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Pittsburgh, 1871 (14.4% share).
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 | 74 |
| Number of families | 74 |
| Number of females | 231 |
| Number of males | 248 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 131 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 479 |
| Total population | 479 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 170 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 326 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 74 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,280 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of wheat | 636 |
| BAR BU | 10,026 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,026 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,787 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,486 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,970 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,010 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 38 |
| CRN BU | 116 |
| HAY AC | 1,280 |
| HAY TONS | 990 |
| OAT BU | 14,787 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,486 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 4,970 |
| RYE BU | 370 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 990 |
| WHT AC | 636 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,010 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 156 |
| C UNMD M | 170 |
| C UNMD TOT | 326 |
| D OCC | 74 |
| FEMALE | 231 |
| GRA BU | 69 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 74 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 248 |
| MD F | 64 |
| MD M | 67 |
| MD TOT | 131 |
| NUMBER CD | 115 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 195 |
| TUR BU | 45 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115006— 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 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). "Howe Island, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howe-island-on115006-1881/.