Howick, Ontario (1921 census)
Howick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,065. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5921913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.891°N, 81.068°W.
Population
In 1921, Howick had a population of 3,065: 1,570 male and 1,495 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Howick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,065 total population, 1,570 males in the population, 1,495 females in the population, 1,483 males born in Canada, 1,413 females born in Canada, 66 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 56 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 females born outside the British Empire, 21 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,089 persons of British origin (Irish), 746 persons of British origin (English), 596 persons of German origin, 569 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of other European origin, 12 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). 6 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,034 Methodists, 972 Presbyterians, 520 Anglicans (Church of England), 345 Lutherans, 75 members of the Evangelical Association, 60 Baptists, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 11 Roman Catholics, 10 Mennonites, 6 Brethren, 6 Jews, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119006— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howick-on119006-1921/.