Howland, Ontario (1911 census)
Howland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 420. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.775°N, 82.978°W.
Population
In 1911, Howland had a population of 420: 479 male and 19 female residents. Population density was 6.2 people per square mile.
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, 1901 (92.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Howland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 51,437 area in acres, 479 males in the population, 457 single (never-married) males, 420 total population, 80.37 area in square miles, 19 females in the population, 18 married males, 10 single (never-married) females, 9 families, 9 married females, 6.20 population per square mile, 4 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 218 persons of British origin (English), 96 persons of British origin (Irish), 73 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 203 Methodists, 92 Presbyterians, 74 Anglicans (Church of England), 27 Baptists, 9 Roman Catholics, 8 Disciples of Christ, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 9 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054034— 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 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). "Howland, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howland-on054034-1911/.