Morris, Manitoba (1891 census)
Morris was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.406°N, 97.515°W.
Population
In 1891, Morris had a population of 739: 426 male and 313 female residents. Population density was 2.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,947 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 2,250 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Morris, 1901 (85.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Morris shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 145 |
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 313 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 313 |
| POP M | 426 |
| POP TOT | 739 |
| Total population | 739 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 482 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 201 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 538 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 145 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 144 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 115 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,268 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 42,082 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,817 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,821 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,903 |
| Acres of oats | 2,436 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,067 |
| BAR AC | 1,268 |
| BAR BU | 31,434 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 31,434 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 58,109 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,087 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 92,434 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,957 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY TONS | 3,712 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 218 |
| Number of chickens | 3,978 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of geese | 46 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 110 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 425 |
| Number of milk cows | 510 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 147 |
| Number of other cattle | 872 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 154 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of swine | 443 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 442 |
| Number of turkeys | 85 |
| OAT AC | 2,436 |
| OAT BU | 58,109 |
| PEA BU | 97 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 16,087 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 585 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,680 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,712 |
| WHT AC | 6,067 |
| WHT SP BU | 92,434 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 53 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,680 |
| CATTLE KS | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 193 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 289 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 482 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 585 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 110 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 201 |
| GEESE | 46 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,978 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 425 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 144 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 134 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| MILK COWS | 510 |
| NAME CD | Provencher |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 147 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 872 |
| OTHERS | 538 |
| SHEEP | 154 |
| SHEEP KS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 9,821 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 42,082 |
| SUP SC | 9,817 |
| SUP TOT | 51,903 |
| SWINE | 443 |
| SWINE KS | 442 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 145 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 6,957 |
| TURKEY | 85 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB010007— 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). "Morris, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/morris-mb008009-1891/.