Howland, Ontario (1891 census)
Howland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,255. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.934°N, 81.989°W.
Population
In 1891, Howland had a population of 1,255: 665 male and 590 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,217 |
| 1911 | 420 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Howland, Strawberry, Lacloche, Haywood Island, 1881 (38.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Little Current, Town—Ville, 1901 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Howland, 1901 (91.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Howland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,255 total population, 665 males, 590 females, 423 married persons, 221 families, 212 married females, 211 married males, 31 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 801 single persons under 18, 442 single males under 18, 359 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,236 persons who are not French Canadian, 19 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 214 occupied houses, 213 houses, 213 houses built of wood, 156 houses of 1 story, 56 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 2 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,130 pounds of homemade butter, 17,585 acres of land in farms, 11,438 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,733 bushels of potatoes, 7,766 bushels of oats, 6,540 bushels of peas, 6,147 acres of improved land in farms, 4,053 acres of farmland under crops, 3,978 bushels of spring wheat, 2,480 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,970 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,936 chickens, 1,860 bushels of turnips, 1,585 acres of hay crops, 1,572 tons of hay, 1,139 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 937 bushels of winter wheat, 898 sheep, 445 bushels of beans, 441 other cattle, 398 acres of wheat, 366 acres of oats, 336 sheep slaughtered or sold, 325 milk cows, 317 bushels of rye, 269 bushels of corn, 264 swine, 239 horses aged over 3 years, 238 swine slaughtered or sold, 214 occupants of farms, 209 bushels of barley, 169 farm occupants who own their land, 162 cattle killed or sold, 132 bushels of buckwheat, 124 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 105 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 92 geese, 71 acres of potatoes, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 other fowl, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 farm occupants who rent their land, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 oxen, 17 acres of barley, 17 ducks, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 turkeys, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046057— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054034— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Howland, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howland-on046057-1891/.