In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Howley had a population of 179 living in 96 of its 135 total private dwellings, a change of -12.7% from its 2016 population of 205. With a land area of 19.91 km2 (7.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.0/km2 (23.3/sq mi) in 2021.[1]