Howick, Ontario (1871 census)
Howick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,417. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5921913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.891°N, 81.069°W.
Population
In 1871, Howick had a population of 5,417: 2,861 male and 2,556 female residents. Population density was 46.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 2,252 |
| 1871 | 5,417 |
| 1881 | 5,616 |
| 1891 | 4,439 |
| 1901 | 4,140 |
| 1911 | 3,463 |
| 1921 | 3,065 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wroxeter, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Howick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 931 |
| Number of females | 2,556 |
| Number of males | 2,861 |
| Number of married females | 863 |
| Number of married males | 862 |
| Number of married persons | 1,725 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| Total population | 5,417 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,635 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,953 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,588 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 927 |
| Number of occupied houses | 927 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 30,188 |
| BWT BU | 68 |
| CRN BU | 249 |
| HAY AC | 5,627 |
| HAY TONS | 6,444 |
| OAT BU | 107,917 |
| PEA BU | 42,985 |
| POT AC | 743 |
| POT BU | 58,113 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,778 |
| WHT SP BU | 57,116 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11,396 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10,679 |
| AREA | 69,778 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| CD | 26 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 931 |
| FEMALE | 2,556 |
| GRA BU | 221 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 927 |
| INHABITED | 927 |
| MALE | 2,861 |
| MARRIED F | 863 |
| MARRIED M | 862 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,725 |
| POPULATION | 5,417 |
| ROOT BU | 10,380 |
| SINGLE F | 1,635 |
| SINGLE M | 1,953 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,588 |
| TUR BU | 180,748 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5921913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howick,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordwich_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Howick, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howick-on026012-1871/.