Morris, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)
Morris, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 286. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2450865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.363°N, 97.359°W.
Population
In 1891, Morris, Town—Ville had a population of 286: 165 male and 121 female residents. Population density was 48.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,526 |
| 1891 | 286 |
| 1901 | 465 |
| 1911 | 598 |
| 1921 | 796 |
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, Town—Ville, 1901 (57.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Morris, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 130 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 55 |
| Number of families | 55 |
| Number of females | 121 |
| Number of males | 165 |
| Number of married females | 46 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of married persons | 104 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 121 |
| POP M | 165 |
| POP TOT | 286 |
| Total population | 286 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 73 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 104 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 177 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 18 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 268 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 54 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 53 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 19 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 54 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,056 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,039 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,039 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,095 |
| Acres of oats | 288 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 664 |
| BAR AC | 76 |
| BAR BU | 2,400 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,400 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,145 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,870 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,965 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 106 |
| Number of chickens | 756 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 111 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 93 |
| Number of milk cows | 88 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 19 |
| Number of other cattle | 118 |
| Number of oxen | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of swine | 47 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 72 |
| Number of turkeys | 33 |
| OAT AC | 288 |
| OAT BU | 9,145 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 2,870 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,578 |
| WHT AC | 664 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,965 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,578 |
| CATTLE KS | 106 |
| CHEESE LB | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 73 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 177 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 111 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 55 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 18 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 756 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 93 |
| HOUSES | 54 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 53 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 46 |
| MD MALE | 58 |
| MD TOT | 104 |
| MILK COWS | 88 |
| NAME CD | Provencher |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 14 |
| OC TOT | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 118 |
| OTHERS | 268 |
| SUP AM | 1,039 |
| SUP PAT | 4,056 |
| SUP SC | 1,039 |
| SUP TOT | 5,095 |
| SWINE | 47 |
| SWINE KS | 72 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 54 |
| TURKEY | 33 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB156012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2450865
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris,_Manitoba
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, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/morris-town-ville-mb008010-1891/.