Howick, Ontario (1911 census)
Howick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,463. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5921913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.891°N, 81.068°W.
Population
In 1911, Howick had a population of 3,463: 1,768 male and 1,695 female residents. Population density was 31.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Howick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 71,000 area in acres, 3,463 total population, 1,768 males in the population, 1,695 females in the population, 999 single (never-married) males, 935 single (never-married) females, 793 families, 678 married males, 663 married females, 110.94 area in square miles, 90 widowed females, 76 widowed males, 31.22 population per square mile, 11 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 4 legally separated males, 2 legally separated females, 1 divorced females. 4,140 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,394 persons of British origin (Irish), 720 persons of British origin (English), 663 persons of German origin, 652 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 18 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 3 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,145 Methodists, 1,115 Presbyterians, 661 Anglicans (Church of England), 361 Lutherans, 66 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 52 Baptists, 21 Roman Catholics, 19 Mennonites, 14 Brethren, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Congregationalists, 3 Jews, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 792 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howick-on081002-1911/.