Howland, Ontario (1921 census)
Howland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.932°N, 81.989°W.
Population
In 1921, Howland had a population of 416: 212 male and 204 female residents. Population density was 8.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,217 |
| 1911 | 420 |
| 1921 | 416 |
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, Howland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 204 |
| POP M | 212 |
| POP TOT | 416 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 99 |
| BAPTISTS | 30 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 15 |
| BRIT ENG | 219 |
| BRIT IRISH | 81 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 72 |
| CAN BORN F | 199 |
| CAN BORN M | 195 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 25 |
| EUR GERMAN | 6 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 197 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 78 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127014— 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 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). "Howland, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howland-on127014-1921/.