Howard, Quebec (1891 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29305846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.954°N, 74.354°W.
Population
In 1891, Howard had a population of 448: 256 male and 192 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Howard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 448 total population, 256 males, 192 females, 149 married persons, 79 families, 75 married females, 74 married males, 9 widowed persons, 6 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 290 single persons under 18, 176 single males under 18, 114 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 418 French Canadians, 30 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 77 occupied houses, 70 houses, 70 houses built of wood, 70 houses of 1 story, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,454 acres of land in farms, 10,651 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,917 pounds of homemade butter, 4,155 bushels of potatoes, 3,489 bushels of buckwheat, 2,803 acres of improved land in farms, 2,147 bushels of oats, 1,953 acres of farmland under crops, 1,256 acres of hay crops, 917 bushels of turnips, 833 acres of farmland in pasture, 762 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 647 chickens, 584 tons of hay, 288 acres of oats, 279 bushels of peas, 279 sheep, 165 milk cows, 144 swine, 140 swine slaughtered or sold, 126 bushels of barley, 113 other cattle, 100 sheep slaughtered or sold, 84 horses aged over 3 years, 78 occupants of farms, 77 farm occupants who own their land, 66 acres of potatoes, 42 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 37, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 cattle killed or sold, 24 oxen, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 bushels of spring wheat, 14 acres of barley, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 ducks, 6 turkeys, 4 bushels of beans, 3 acres of wheat, 3 geese, 1 bushels of corn, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Luders Light | 1822–1894 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137008— 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 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). "Howard, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/howard-qc137008-1891/.