Howard, Quebec (1881 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 455. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29305846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.954°N, 74.354°W.
Population
In 1881, Howard had a population of 455: 245 male and 210 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 455 |
| 1891 | 448 |
| 1901 | 551 |
| 1911 | 513 |
| 1921 | 450 |
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 Howard, Morin, W-O, 1871 (71.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 455 total population, 245 males, 210 females, 165 married persons, 88 families, 83 married males, 82 married females, 5 widowed persons, 3 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 285 single persons under 18, 159 single males under 18, 126 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 88 inhabited houses, 88 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,798 bushels of buckwheat, 2,706 bushels of potatoes, 2,101 bushels of oats, 1,348 bushels of turnips, 498 bushels of barley, 297 acres of hay crops, 177 tons of hay, 160 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 49 bushels of peas and beans, 32 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 22 bushels of other root crops, 21 bushels of corn, 8 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Luders Light | 1822–1894 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 456 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29305846
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). "Howard, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/howard-qc096014-1881/.