Howick, Ontario (1901 census)
Howick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,140. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5921913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.891°N, 81.068°W.
Population
In 1901, Howick had a population of 4,140: 2,121 male and 2,019 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Howick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,140 total population, 2,121 males, 2,019 females, 1,302 single males, 1,168 single females, 885 families, 753 married males, 748 married females, 103 widowed females, 66 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 873 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 71,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073004— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howick-on073004-1901/.