Howick, Ontario (1881 census)
Howick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,616. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5921913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.891°N, 81.068°W.
Population
In 1881, Howick had a population of 5,616: 2,881 male and 2,735 female residents. Population density was 48.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Howick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 954 |
| Number of families | 954 |
| Number of females | 2,735 |
| Number of males | 2,881 |
| Number of married females | 859 |
| Number of married males | 865 |
| Number of married persons | 1,724 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 124 |
| POP TOT | 5,616 |
| Total population | 5,616 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,798 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,970 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,768 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 945 |
| Number of occupied houses | 945 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,534 |
| Acres of potatoes | 565 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,287 |
| BAR BU | 17,158 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,158 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 156,048 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18,524 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 71,174 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 76,555 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 202 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 24,961 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 258,334 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 119,528 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 44 |
| HAY AC | 6,534 |
| HAY TONS | 7,860 |
| OAT BU | 156,048 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 71,174 |
| POT AC | 565 |
| POT BU | 76,555 |
| RYE BU | 202 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,860 |
| WHT AC | 9,287 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,961 |
| WHT WTR BU | 119,528 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,798 |
| C UNMD M | 1,970 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,768 |
| D OCC | 945 |
| FEMALE | 2,735 |
| GRA BU | 128 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 945 |
| H UNINH | 58 |
| MALE | 2,881 |
| MD F | 859 |
| MD M | 865 |
| MD TOT | 1,724 |
| NUMBER CD | 175 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18,524 |
| TUR BU | 258,334 |
| WID F | 78 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 124 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON175001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howick-on175001-1881/.