Howland, Ontario (1891–1921)

Howland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 4 censuses between 1891 and 1921. Population declined across the period (from 1,255 in 1891 to 416 in 1921).

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Boundary lineage

Predecessors

• split off from Little Current, T-V in 1901

Successors

• later split into Howland, Strawberry, Lacloche, Haywood Island in 1891

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON127014 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: not yet grounded.

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.