Howard, Quebec (1891 census)
Howard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 448. 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 density was 7.5 people per square mile.
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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 79 |
| Number of families | 79 |
| Number of females | 192 |
| Number of males | 256 |
| Number of married females | 75 |
| Number of married males | 74 |
| Number of married persons | 149 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 192 |
| POP M | 256 |
| POP TOT | 448 |
| Total population | 448 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 114 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 290 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 418 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 30 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 70 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 70 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 70 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 77 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 833 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,651 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,953 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,256 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,803 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,454 |
| Acres of oats | 288 |
| Acres of potatoes | 66 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 126 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,489 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,147 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 279 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,155 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 917 |
| BWT BU | 3,489 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 37 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,256 |
| HAY TONS | 584 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 647 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 77 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 84 |
| Number of milk cows | 165 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 78 |
| Number of other cattle | 113 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 279 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| Number of swine | 144 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 140 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 288 |
| OAT BU | 2,147 |
| PEA BU | 279 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 4,155 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 762 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,917 |
| RYE BU | 42 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 584 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,917 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 114 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 290 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 762 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 79 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 418 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 647 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 84 |
| HOUSES | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 70 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 75 |
| MD MALE | 74 |
| MD TOT | 149 |
| MILK COWS | 165 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 77 |
| OC TOT | 78 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 113 |
| OTHERS | 30 |
| SHEEP | 279 |
| SHEEP KS | 100 |
| SILOS | 37 |
| SUP AM | 2,803 |
| SUP FOR | 10,651 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 833 |
| SUP SC | 1,953 |
| SUP TOT | 13,454 |
| SWINE | 144 |
| SWINE KS | 140 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 77 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 917 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
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: 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 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/.