Howick, Ontario (1891 census)
Howick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,439. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5921913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.891°N, 81.068°W.
Population
In 1891, Howick had a population of 4,439: 2,262 male and 2,177 female residents. Population density was 38.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Howick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 842 |
| Number of families | 842 |
| Number of females | 2,177 |
| Number of males | 2,262 |
| Number of married females | 736 |
| Number of married males | 736 |
| Number of married persons | 1,472 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 75 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| POP F | 2,177 |
| POP M | 2,262 |
| POP TOT | 4,439 |
| Total population | 4,439 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,364 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,451 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,815 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,437 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 834 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 173 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 34 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 626 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 311 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 519 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 460 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 835 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,849 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 881 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,028 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,156 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 36,711 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,570 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 49,620 |
| Acres of land in farms | 66,776 |
| Acres of oats | 9,591 |
| Acres of potatoes | 513 |
| Acres of turnips | 914 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,317 |
| BAR AC | 1,849 |
| BAR BU | 44,077 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 44,077 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 580 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 266,218 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 89,278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,618 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,086 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 334,924 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 68,731 |
| BWT BU | 80 |
| CRN BU | 580 |
| HAY AC | 8,570 |
| HAY TONS | 14,241 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,323 |
| Number of chickens | 25,673 |
| Number of ducks | 674 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 613 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 88 |
| Number of geese | 1,197 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 868 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,666 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,619 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 702 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,629 |
| Number of other fowl | 85 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 280 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 130 |
| Number of sheep | 5,653 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,491 |
| Number of swine | 4,239 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,495 |
| Number of turkeys | 571 |
| OAT AC | 9,591 |
| OAT BU | 266,218 |
| PEA BU | 89,278 |
| POT AC | 513 |
| POT BU | 67,618 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,945 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 22,389 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,128 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 201,622 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,241 |
| WHT AC | 4,317 |
| WHT FALL BU | 68,731 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,086 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 164 |
| A 11 50 | 95 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 280 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 201,622 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,323 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,945 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,364 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,451 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,815 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 22,389 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 868 |
| DUCKS | 674 |
| FAMILIES | 842 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,128 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,197 |
| GRA BU | 119 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,673 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,666 |
| HOUSES | 834 |
| HOUSES B | 173 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 122 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 120 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 311 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 34 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 460 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 519 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 58 |
| HOUSES W | 626 |
| INF 11 A | 130 |
| MD FEM | 736 |
| MD MALE | 736 |
| MD TOT | 1,472 |
| MILK COWS | 3,619 |
| NAME CD | Huron, East—Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 88 |
| OC P | 613 |
| OC TOT | 702 |
| OTHER FOWL | 85 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,629 |
| OTHERS | 4,437 |
| SHEEP | 5,653 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,491 |
| SUP AM | 49,620 |
| SUP FOR | 17,156 |
| SUP JV | 881 |
| SUP PAT | 12,028 |
| SUP SC | 36,711 |
| SUP TOT | 66,776 |
| SWINE | 4,239 |
| SWINE KS | 4,495 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 835 |
| TUR AC | 914 |
| TUR BU | 334,924 |
| TURKEY | 571 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 77 |
| WID MALE | 75 |
| WID TOT | 152 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howick-on076004-1891/.